031 Review Part 2, Problem 3

Let  $B={\begin{bmatrix}1&-2&3&4\\0&3&0&0\\0&5&1&2\\0&-1&3&6\end{bmatrix}}.$

(a) Is  $B$  invertible? Explain.

(b) Define a linear transformation  $T$  by the formula  Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle T(\vec{x})=B\vec{x}.}   Is  Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle T}   onto? Explain.

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