Exercise 6.8.8

Answers

1.
Let β = {vi}. We know that (ψβ(H))ij = H(vi,vj). So we have
(ψβ(cH1 + H2))ij = (cH1 + H2)(vi,vj)
= cH1(vi,vj) + H2(vi,vj) = c(ψβ(H1))ij + (ψβ(H2))ij.
2.
The form H(u,v) := utAv is a bilinear form when u,v 𝔽n. We know that ϕβ is an isomorphism from V to 𝔽n. This means that
H = ϕβ1^(H)

is a bilinear form by Exercise 6.8.7.

3.
Let β = {vi}. And let
x = i=1na ivi,y = i=1nb ivi.

Thus we have

H(x,y) = H( i=1na ivi, i=1nb ivi)
i,jaibiH(vi,vj) = [ϕβ(x)]tA[ϕ β(y)].
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