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Chapter 2: Q13Q (page 93)
An \(m \times n\) upper triangular matrix is one whose enteries below the main diagonal are 0’s (as in Exercise 8). When is a square upper triangular matrix invertible? Justify your answer.
An upper triangular matrix is invertible as it can be reduced in the echelon form.
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In Exercises 1 and 2, compute each matrix sum or product if it is defined. If an expression is undefined, explain why. Let
\(A = \left( {\begin{aligned}{*{20}{c}}2&0&{ - 1}\\4&{ - 5}&2\end{aligned}} \right)\), \(B = \left( {\begin{aligned}{*{20}{c}}7&{ - 5}&1\\1&{ - 4}&{ - 3}\end{aligned}} \right)\), \(C = \left( {\begin{aligned}{*{20}{c}}1&2\\{ - 2}&1\end{aligned}} \right)\), \(D = \left( {\begin{aligned}{*{20}{c}}3&5\\{ - 1}&4\end{aligned}} \right)\) and \(E = \left( {\begin{aligned}{*{20}{c}}{ - 5}\\3\end{aligned}} \right)\)
\(A + 2B\), \(3C - E\), \(CB\), \(EB\).
Suppose a linear transformation \(T:{\mathbb{R}^n} \to {\mathbb{R}^n}\) has the property that \(T\left( {\mathop{\rm u}\nolimits} \right) = T\left( {\mathop{\rm v}\nolimits} \right)\) for some pair of distinct vectors u and v in \({\mathbb{R}^n}\). Can Tmap \({\mathbb{R}^n}\) onto \({\mathbb{R}^n}\)? Why or why not?
Show that block upper triangular matrix \(A\) in Example 5is invertible if and only if both \({A_{{\bf{11}}}}\) and \({A_{{\bf{12}}}}\) are invertible. [Hint: If \({A_{{\bf{11}}}}\) and \({A_{{\bf{12}}}}\) are invertible, the formula for \({A^{ - {\bf{1}}}}\) given in Example 5 actually works as the inverse of \(A\).] This fact about \(A\) is an important part of several computer algorithims that estimates eigenvalues of matrices. Eigenvalues are discussed in chapter 5.
In Exercises 27 and 28, view vectors in \({\mathbb{R}^n}\) as \(n \times 1\) matrices. For \({\mathop{\rm u}\nolimits} \) and \({\mathop{\rm v}\nolimits} \) in \({\mathbb{R}^n}\), the matrix product \({{\mathop{\rm u}\nolimits} ^T}v\) is a \(1 \times 1\) matrix, called the scalar product, or inner product, of u and v. It is usually written as a single real number without brackets. The matrix product \({{\mathop{\rm uv}\nolimits} ^T}\) is an \(n \times n\) matrix, called the outer product of u and v. The products \({{\mathop{\rm u}\nolimits} ^T}{\mathop{\rm v}\nolimits} \) and \({{\mathop{\rm uv}\nolimits} ^T}\) will appear later in the text.
27. Let \({\mathop{\rm u}\nolimits} = \left( {\begin{aligned}{*{20}{c}}{ - 2}\\3\\{ - 4}\end{aligned}} \right)\) and \({\mathop{\rm v}\nolimits} = \left( {\begin{aligned}{*{20}{c}}a\\b\\c\end{aligned}} \right)\). Compute \({{\mathop{\rm u}\nolimits} ^T}{\mathop{\rm v}\nolimits} \), \({{\mathop{\rm v}\nolimits} ^T}{\mathop{\rm u}\nolimits} \),\({{\mathop{\rm uv}\nolimits} ^T}\), and \({\mathop{\rm v}\nolimits} {{\mathop{\rm u}\nolimits} ^T}\).
Generalize the idea of Exercise 21(a) [not 21(b)] by constructing a \(5 \times 5\) matrix \(M = \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}A&0\\C&D\end{array}} \right]\) such that \({M^2} = I\). Make C a nonzero \(2 \times 3\) matrix. Show that your construction works.
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