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Vector space/Finite dimensional/Change of basis/Fact

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Let K be a field, and let V be a K-vector space of dimension n. Let 𝔳=v1,,vn and 𝔴=w1,,wn denote bases of V. Suppose that

vj=i=1ncijwi

with coefficients cijK, which we collect into the n×n-matrix

M𝔴𝔳=(cij)ij.
Then a vector u, which has the coordinates (s1sn) with respect to the basis 𝔳, has the coordinates
(t1tn)=M𝔴𝔳(s1sn)=(c11c12c1nc21c22c2ncn1cn2cnn)(s1sn)
with respect to the basis 𝔴.