Find the Image $2x-3y=0$ given matrix transformation

linear-transformations

Be $M$ the linear transformation represented by matrix $T$:

$$T =
\left[ \begin{matrix}
5 & 2 \\
4 & 1 \\
\end{matrix}\right ]
$$

Mark the correct answer which show the image by $M$ of the line $2x-3y = 0$

(A) $19x – 8y = 0$

(B) $19x – 14y = 0$ (answer)

(C) $19x -15y = 0$

(D) $15x-14y = 0$

(E) $4x – 5y = 0$

Any hints?

My first attempt was related the tranformation the each coordanaties from line r: 2x-3y = 0 with matrix T.

r as a vector: $\vec{r} = \left[\begin{matrix} 2\\-3\end{matrix}\right]$

$\vec{z} = T . \vec{r} = \left[\begin{matrix} 4\\-5\end{matrix}\right]$ (wrong)

Best Answer

The simplest way to obtain the image of the given line

$$2x-3y = 0$$

is to obtain images of its $2$ points - why don't select the natural points $A=[0,0],\ B=[3,2]$?

Computing their images we obtain

$$\left( \begin{matrix} 5 & 2 \\ 4 & 1 \\ \end{matrix}\right )\cdot \left( \begin{matrix} 0 \\ 0 \\ \end{matrix}\right ) = \color{red}{ \left( \begin{matrix} 0\\ 0 \\ \end{matrix}\right )},\quad\left( \begin{matrix} 5 & 2 \\ 4 & 1 \\ \end{matrix}\right )\cdot \left( \begin{matrix} 3 \\ 2 \\ \end{matrix}\right ) = \color{red}{ \left( \begin{matrix} 19\\ 14 \\ \end{matrix}\right )},$$

Now we write the equation of the line passing through resulting points $\color{red}{(0, 0)}$ and $\color{red}{(19, 14)}$, obtaining the correct result

$$\color{red}{14x-19y=0},$$

which is similar to your incorrect result (B).

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