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A First Course in Linear Algebra, 2017a

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502 Vector Spaces<br />

Example 9.68: Onto and Spann<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Let V and W be vector spaces and T : V → W a l<strong>in</strong>ear transformation. Prove that if T is onto and<br />

V = span{⃗v 1 ,⃗v 2 ,...,⃗v k },then<br />

W = span{T (⃗v 1 ),T (⃗v 2 ),...,T (⃗v k )}.<br />

Solution. Suppose that T is onto and let ⃗w ∈ W. Then there exists ⃗v ∈ V such that T (⃗v) =⃗w. S<strong>in</strong>ce<br />

V = span{⃗v 1 ,⃗v 2 ,...,⃗v k },thereexista 1 ,a 2 ,...a k ∈ R such that⃗v = a 1 ⃗v 1 + a 2 ⃗v 2 + ···+ a k ⃗v k . Us<strong>in</strong>g the fact<br />

that T is a l<strong>in</strong>ear transformation,<br />

⃗w = T (⃗v) = T (a 1 ⃗v 1 + a 2 ⃗v 2 + ···+ a k ⃗v k )<br />

= a 1 T (⃗v 1 )+a 2 T (⃗v 2 )+···+ a k T (⃗v k ),<br />

i.e., ⃗w ∈ span{T(⃗v 1 ),T(⃗v 2 ),...,T (⃗v k )}, and thus<br />

W ⊆ span{T (⃗v 1 ),T (⃗v 2 ),...,T (⃗v k )}.<br />

S<strong>in</strong>ce T (⃗v 1 ),T (⃗v 2 ),...,T (⃗v k ) ∈ W, it follows from that span{T (⃗v 1 ),T (⃗v 2 ),...,T (⃗v k )}⊆W, and therefore<br />

W = span{T (⃗v 1 ),T (⃗v 2 ),...,T (⃗v k )}.<br />

♠<br />

9.7.2 Isomorphisms<br />

The focus of this section is on l<strong>in</strong>ear transformations which are both one to one and onto. When this is the<br />

case, we call the transformation an isomorphism.<br />

Def<strong>in</strong>ition 9.69: Isomorphism<br />

Let V and W be two vector spaces and let T : V ↦→ W be a l<strong>in</strong>ear transformation. Then T is called<br />

an isomorphism if the follow<strong>in</strong>g two conditions are satisfied.<br />

• T is one to one.<br />

• T is onto.<br />

Def<strong>in</strong>ition 9.70: Isomorphic<br />

Let V and W be two vector spaces and let T : V ↦→ W be a l<strong>in</strong>ear transformation. Then if T is an<br />

isomorphism, we say that V and W are isomorphic.<br />

Consider the follow<strong>in</strong>g example of an isomorphism.

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