How do you compute the matrix for the composition of two linear transformations A and B?
Conditions
- A and B are both 3x3 matrices.
- The operation is performed over the real numbers.
- These are real linear maps with compatible input and output spaces, represented using standard column-vector coordinates.
Reasoning, step by step
- Identify the columns of matrix B as input vectors.
- Apply the transformation A to the first column of B to get the first column of the result.
- Apply the transformation A to the second column of B to get the second column of the result.
- Apply the transformation A to the third column of B to get the third column of the result.
- Combine these resulting vectors as columns to form the matrix .
Example
Given and , to find the second column of , compute . This is a linear combination of the columns of A: .
Common misconceptions
- Thinking that means applying A first and then B.
- Believing that you multiply rows of A by columns of B in a way that ignores the geometric interpretation of transforming basis vectors or input columns.
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