document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1142071>Question 1142071</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello, I have no idea how to begin this question! Please help! (Sorry i don't know how to format matrices here)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A transformation is defined through the matrix equation <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+T%28X%2BB%29+=+X%27+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+T%28X%2BB%29+=+X%27+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "T =| -1 0 |<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".....| 0 -2|\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "B = |-1|<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".......|5|\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The equation of the image of the line L under this transformation is y=3x-5.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The equation of the line L is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A. <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%283%2F2%29x-4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%283%2F2%29x-4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "B. <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%28-3%2F2%29x%2B4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%28-3%2F2%29x%2B4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "C. <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=6x-6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=6x-6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "D. <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-6x%2B6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-6x%2B6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If, say, X = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28matrix%282%2C1%2Ca%2Cb%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28matrix%282%2C1%2Ca%2Cb%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, what would X' mean?  If you answer\r\n" );
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