Solution to Linear Algebra Hoffman & Kunze Chapter 3.2
Exercise 3.2.1 (a) Geometrically, in the $x-y$ plane, $T$ is the reflection about the diagonal $x=y$ and $U$ is a projection onto the $x$-axis. (b) We have $(U+T)(x_1,x_2)=(x_2,x_1)+(x_1,0)=(x_1+x_2,x_1)$. $(UT)(x_1,x_2)=U(x_2,x_1)=(x_2,0)$. $(TU)(x_1,x_2)=T(x_1,0)=(0,x_1)$.…