Math 2.0

Linear and multilinear algebra; matrix theory Proposition

Composition of matrix transformations is the matrix transformation of the product

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Statement

Let T ⁣:ℝn→ℝmT \colon \mathbb{R}^n \to \mathbb{R}^m be a matrix transformation given by an m×nm \times n matrix AA. Let S ⁣:ℝm→ℝpS \colon \mathbb{R}^m \to \mathbb{R}^p be a matrix transformation given by a p×mp \times m matrix BB. Then the composition S∘T ⁣:ℝn→ℝpS \circ T \colon \mathbb{R}^n \to \mathbb{R}^p is again a matrix transformation. Its matrix is the matrix product BABA.

Remarks

In formulas, S(T(𝐱))=B(A𝐱)=(BA)𝐱S(T(\mathbf{x})) = B(A\mathbf{x}) = (BA)\mathbf{x} for every 𝐱\mathbf{x} in ℝn\mathbb{R}^n. The matrix of the map that acts first stands on the right.

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