Linear Algebra Maple Problem: Finding Basis Coordinates in a Vector Space

In summary, the conversation discusses finding the coordinates of an element in a vector space using a set of basis vectors. The suggested solution involves using matrix inverse in maple to calculate the coordinates. The conversation ends with the person thanking the expert for reminding them about elementary linear algebra.
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bartadam
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say I have a set of basis vectors of a vector space v1, v2...vn and some element of the vector space, say V

What command do I use in maple to calculate the coordinates of V in this basis? I can't find one in the linalg package
 
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I don't know the commands in maple (this is something I'd usually do in MATLAB or octave) but the problem is just one of matrix inverse. If you make a matrix M, with columns comprising the basis vectors, then the basis cordinates of V are simply inv(M)V
 
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uart said:
I don't know the commands in maple (this is something I'd usually do in MATLAB or octave) but the problem is just one of matrix inverse. If you make a matrix M, with columns comprising the basis vectors, then the basis cordinates of V are simply inv(M)V

Thanks, yeah it dawned on me sorted it. Forgot my elementary linear algebra.

Thank for your reply.
 

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