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<math>y[a+b]=y[a]+y[b] \,</math>
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<math>y[\mathbf{a}+\mathbf{b}]=y[\mathbf{a}]+y[\mathbf{b}] \,</math>
  
  
  
<math>y[ka]=ky[a] \,</math>
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<math>y[k\mathbf{a}]=ky[\mathbf{a}] \,</math>
  
  
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And the second:
 
And the second:
  
<math>ky[a] = \,</math>
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<math>ky[\mathbf{a}] =\begin{bmatrix} 24 &36 \end{bmatrix} \,</math>
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<math>y[k\mathbf{a}] =\begin{bmatrix} 6 &6 \end{bmatrix} \cdot \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 2 \\ 3 & 4 \\ \end{bmatrix} \,</math>
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                    =\begin{bmatrix} 24 &36 \end{bmatrix}

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Linear System Definition

A system takes a given input and produces an output. For the system to be linear it must preserve addition and multiplication. In mathematical terms:

$ x(t+t_0)=x(t) + x(t_0)\, $

and

$ x(kt)=kx(t)\, $

Linear System Example

Consider the system $ y[n]=x[n]\cdot\mathbf{M} $


let

$ \mathbf{a} = \begin{bmatrix}2 & 2 \end{bmatrix} $


$ \mathbf{b} = \begin{bmatrix}4 & 1 \end{bmatrix} $


$ \mathbf{M} = \begin{bmatrix}1 & 2 \\ 3 & 4 \\ \end{bmatrix} $

$ k=3\, $


If the system is linear these properties hold:


$ y[\mathbf{a}+\mathbf{b}]=y[\mathbf{a}]+y[\mathbf{b}] \, $


$ y[k\mathbf{a}]=ky[\mathbf{a}] \, $


Here is the proof that the first prop holds:

$ y[a] = \begin{bmatrix}8 & 12 \end{bmatrix} $


$ y[a+b] = \begin{bmatrix}24 & 18 \end{bmatrix} $


$ y[a]+y[b]= \begin{bmatrix}8 & 12 \end{bmatrix} +\begin{bmatrix}16 & 6 \end{bmatrix} = \begin{bmatrix}24 & 18 \end{bmatrix} $


And the second:

$ ky[\mathbf{a}] =\begin{bmatrix} 24 &36 \end{bmatrix} \, $

$ y[k\mathbf{a}] =\begin{bmatrix} 6 &6 \end{bmatrix} \cdot \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 2 \\ 3 & 4 \\ \end{bmatrix} \, $

                    =\begin{bmatrix} 24 &36 \end{bmatrix}

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Ph.D. on Applied Mathematics in Aug 2007. Involved on applications of image super-resolution to electron microscopy

Francisco Blanco-Silva