Show that two modules $V_A$, $V_B$ are isomorphic

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Let $K$ be a field and define two matrices: \begin{align*} A:= \begin{pmatrix} 1&1\\ 0&3\end{pmatrix} \text{ and } B:= \begin{pmatrix} 1&0\\ 0&3\end{pmatrix} \end{align*} We then define a $K[X]$-module on $V=K^2$ such that \begin{align*} K[X]\times V \rightarrow V, \quad (P,v)\mapsto P(A)\cdot v \end{align*} where $P(A)\in K^{2\times 2}$ is achieved by plugging in matrix $A$ into polynomial $P$ and $P(A)\cdot v$ is therefore the matrix-vector-multiplication. We call this module $V_A$. $V_B$ can be constructed similarly.

I want to show that for $K=\mathbb{Q}$ the modules $V_A,V_B$ are isomorphic.


My attempt:

This is a lot like the similarity problems for matrices. So I calculated $$S=\begin{pmatrix} 1&1\\ 0&2\end{pmatrix}$$ so that $$B = S^{-1}AS$$

Can I then define following? $$\phi: V_B\rightarrow V_A, \quad P(B)v \mapsto S^{-1}P(A)Sv$$

I guess the rest is just showing that this is an module-isomorphism.

\begin{align*} &1.\quad \phi(B(v_1+v_2)) = S^{-1}AS (v_1+v_2) = S^{-1}ASv_1+ S^{-1}ASv_2 = \phi(Bv_1)+\phi(Bv_2)\\ &2.\quad \phi(r\cdot Bv)=rS^{-1}ASv = r\cdot \phi(Bv) \end{align*} for $v,v_1,v_2\in V$

Surjective: Let $P(A)v\in V_A$ for any $P\in K[X], v\in V$. Then it's easy to find the corresponding $\phi(SP(B)S^{-1}v)=P(A)v$

Injective: Assume $P_1(A)v=P_2(A)v$. Then $SP_1(B)S^{-1}v = SP_2(B)S^{-1}v \Rightarrow P_1(B) = P_2(B) $

Is that correct? My prof asked me to be especially careful with the notation since Linear Algebra and Modules are kinda fused here. Any remarks?

Thanks in advance for any help.

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Actually one can define $\phi:V_B\to V_A$ by $\phi(v)=Sv$. This map is bijective and clearly satisfies $\phi(v_1+v_2)=\phi(v_1)+\phi(v_2)$.

We have to show now that $\phi(P(X)v)=P(X)\phi(v)$. But $$\phi(P(X)v)=\phi(P(B)v)=S(P(B)v)=(SP(B))v=(P(A)S)v=P(A)(Sv)=P(X)\phi(v).$$