To find the matrix representation of the linear operator $T$ in the given ordered basis $\{ \alpha_1, \alpha_2, \alpha_3 \}$, we follow these steps:

Step 1: Compute $T(\alpha_1)$, $T(\alpha_2)$, and $T(\alpha_3)$

We substitute each basis vector $\alpha_i$ into $T$ and calculate the result in terms of the standard basis $\{e_1, e_2, e_3\}$, where: $e_1 = (1, 0, 0), \quad e_2 = (0, 1, 0), \quad e_3 = (0, 0, 1).$

Compute $T(\alpha_1)$:

$\alpha_1 = (1, 0, 1), \quad T(x_1, x_2, x_3) = (3x_1 + x_3, -2x_1 + x_2, -x_1 + 2x_2 + 4x_3).$ $T(\alpha_1) = T(1, 0, 1) = (3(1) + 1, -2(1) + 0, -1(1) + 2(0) + 4(1)) = (4, -2, 3).$

Compute $T(\alpha_2)$:

$\alpha_2 = (-1, 2, 1), \quad T(x_1, x_2, x_3) = (3x_1 + x_3, -2x_1 + x_2, -x_1 + 2x_2 + 4x_3).$ $T(\alpha_2) = T(-1, 2, 1) = (3(-1) + 1, -2(-1) + 2, -(-1) + 2(2) + 4(1)) = (-2, 4, 9).$

Compute $T(\alpha_3)$:

$\alpha_3 = (2, 1, 1), \quad T(x_1, x_2, x_3) = (3x_1 + x_3, -2x_1 + x_2, -x_1 + 2x_2 + 4x_3).$ $T(\alpha_3) = T(2, 1, 1) = (3(2) + 1, -2(2) + 1, -(2) + 2(1) + 4(1)) = (7, -3, 4).$

Step 2: Express $T(\alpha_1)$, $T(\alpha_2)$, $T(\alpha_3)$ in the basis $\{ \alpha_1, \alpha_2, \alpha_3 \}$

We solve for scalars $c_1, c_2, c_3$ such that: $T(\alpha_i) = c_1 \alpha_1 + c_2 \alpha_2 + c_3 \alpha_3 \quad \text{for } i = 1, 2, 3.$ This involves solving a system of linear equations for each $T(\alpha_i)$.

Solve for $T(\alpha_1) = (4, -2, 3)$ in terms of $\{ \alpha_1, \alpha_2, \alpha_3 \}$:

Let: $4 \cdot e_1 - 2 \cdot e_2 + 3 \cdot e_3 = c_1(1, 0, 1) + c_2(-1, 2, 1) + c_3(2, 1, 1).$ This yields the system: $c_1 - c_2 + 2c_3 = 4, \quad 2c_2 + c_3 = -2, \quad c_1 + c_2 + c_3 = 3.$

Solve this system to find $c_1, c_2, c_3$. Repeat for $T(\alpha_2)$ and $T(\alpha_3)$.

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