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FALL 2025-2026

BAMAT205 - DISCRETE MATHEMATICS AND LINEAR ALGEBRA

Module- 4 : Tutorial -7
(To access the students’ understanding on Linear Transformations)
5th April, 2026

1. Check whether the following mappings are linear transformations. If it is so, compute the underlying
matrix of the transformation.
   
x1 x2
(i) T : R2 → R2 defined by T =
x2 x1 + x2
   
x1 2x1 + 3x2
(ii) T : R2 → R2 defined by T =
x2 4x1 + 5x2
 
x1  
x + x2 + x3
(iii) T : R3 → R2 defined by T x2  = 1
2x1
x3
 
  x1 − x2
x1 2x1 − 3x2 
(iv) T : R2 → R4 defined by T = 
x2  0 
x2
 
  x1 − x2
x1  0 
(v) T : R2 → R4 defined by T = 
x2  3x1 
x2
         
2 −4 0 9 1
2. Suppose that T is linear such that T = and T = . Determine T .
0 6 3 −6 2
   
  −2   6  
1 0 −3
3. Suppose that T is linear such that T =  0  and T = −3. Determine T .
2 3 3
1 3
   
−1 3
4. Suppose that T : R3 → R3 is a linear transformation such that T (e1 ) =  0 , T (e2 ) = −1
      2 0
0 x1 1
T (e3 ) = −3. Determine T x2 . Hence find T −2.
2 x3 −3
   
−2 0
5. Suppose that T : R3 → R2 is a linear transformation such that T (e1 ) = , T (e2 ) = T (e3 ) =
    1 −3
  x1 1
2
. Determine T x2 . Hence find T −5.
4
x3 3
 
  1  
2 3 3 −1
6. Suppose that T : R → R is a linear transformation such that T = −1 and T
  =
−5 2
  2
3  
 0 . Determine T x1
.
x2
−2
2
 
x1  
3 2 x1 − x2 + 2x3
7. Suppose that T : R → R is defined by T  x2  = . Find a generating set for
−x1 + x2 − 3x3
x3
the null space of T .
 
  3x1 − x2
x1
8. Let T : R2 → R3 be the linear transformation defined by T = −x1 + 2x2 . (i) Determine
x2
2x1
a generating set for the range of T . (ii) Determine a generating set for the null space of T . (iii) Is T
onto? (iv) Is T one-to-one?
     
x1 x1 x1
9. Define T : R3 → R3 by T x2  = x2 , which is the projection of x2  on the xy-plane. (a)
x3 0 x3
What is the null space of T ? (b) Is T one-to-one? (c) What is the range of T ? (d) Is T onto?
   
x1 x1
10. Define T : R3 → R3 by T x2  =  x2 . (a) What is the null space of T ? (b) Is T one-to-one?
x3 −x3
(c) What is the range of T ? (d) Is T onto?