[Math] Find a matrix transformation mapping $\{(1,1,1),(0,1,0),(1,0,2)\}$ to $\{(1,1,1),(0,1,0),(1,0,1)\}$

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Find a matrix transformation mapping $\{(1,1,1),(0,1,0),(1,0,2)\}$ to $\{(1,1,1),(0,1,0),(1,0,1)\}$.

Is the answer

$$
\begin{bmatrix}1& 0& -1\\0& 1& 1\\0& 0& 1\end{bmatrix}?
$$

I understand the concept of Matrix Transformation, I don't think I'm doing it right.

Best Answer

We wish to find a $3\times 3$ matrix $T$ such that $TA=B$ where \begin{align*} A &=\begin{bmatrix}1 & 0 & 1\\ 1 & 1 & 0 \\ 1 & 0 & 2 \end{bmatrix} & B &= \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 0 & 1\\ 1 & 1 & 0\\ 1 & 0 & 1\end{bmatrix} \end{align*} Perhaps the quickest way to find $T$ is to multiply the equation $TA=B$ on the right by $A^{-1}$ to obtain $$ T=BA^{-1} $$ Can you compute $A^{-1}$ and carry out the matrix multiplication?