# Matrices

• April 30th 2009, 07:48 AM
Crystal09
Matrices
The matrix ( 1 2) maps Q(1,2) to R(5,7).
(1 3)

Find the 2 x 2 matrix which maps R back to Q.

• April 30th 2009, 08:00 AM
stapel
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Originally Posted by Crystal09
The matrix ( 1 2) maps Q(1,2) to R(5,7).
(1 3)

I will guess that you meant to say the following:

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The matrix [ 1 2 ]           [ 1 3 ] maps Q(1, 2) to R(5, 7)]
Find the 2 x 2 matrix which maps R back to Q.
If so, then note that, for Ax = b, you have A^(-1)Ax = A^(-1)b = x. So you need only find the matrix inverse. (Wink)
• April 30th 2009, 08:02 AM
Twig
hi

$\left[\begin{matrix} 1 & 2 \\ 1 & 3 \end{matrix}\right] \left[\begin{matrix} 1 \\ 2 \end{matrix}\right] = \left[\begin{matrix} 5 \\ 7 \end{matrix}\right]$

That is, a linear transformation described by the matrix A.

$A\vec{x}=\vec{b} \Rightarrow x=A^{-1}\vec{b}$

$A^{-1} = \left[\begin{matrix} 3 & -2 \\-1 & 1 \end{matrix}\right]$

$\left[\begin{matrix} 3 & -2 \\ -1 & 1 \end{matrix}\right] \left[\begin{matrix} 5 \\ 7 \end{matrix}\right] = \left[\begin{matrix} 1 \\ 2 \end{matrix}\right]$