please explain in full details. A square matrix A is skew-symmetric if A = -A (a)...
A square matrix is called skew-symmetric if AT = -A. (a) (4 points) Explain why the main diagonal of a skew-symmetric matrix consists entirely of zeros. (b) (2 points) Provide examples of a 2 x 2 skew-symmetric matrix and a 3 x 3 skew-symmetric matrix. (6 points) Prove that if A and B are both n x n skew-symmetric matrices and c is a nonzero scalar, then A + B and cA are both skew-symmetric as well. (4 points) Find...
Explain all parts of question 1 and question 2 in detail 1. Consider the matrix In + Inn, which has every diagonal entry equal to 2 and every off-diagonal entry equal to 1. (a) Compute det(In + Inn) for each of n = 1,2,3. (b) For n = 4, we have 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 111 2 2 1 1 1 -1 1 0 0 -1 0 1 0 -1 0 0...
4. Show that an arbitrary square matrix A can be written as where Ai is a symmetric matrix and A2 is a skew-symmetric matrix 4. Show that an arbitrary square matrix A can be written as where Ai is a symmetric matrix and A2 is a skew-symmetric matrix
Let C be square matrix. i) Check if S = C + CT is symmetric ii) Check if N + C - CTis skew symmetric iii) Prove that every square matrix can be written as a sum of skew symmetric matrix and symmetric matrix
1. Writ A as the sum of Ma symmetric matrix and Na skew-symmetric matrix. 1 24 A=430= M+N 865 where, MT M and N-N. A+A Conclusion: M = and N= 2
We say that an nxn matrix is skew-symmetric if A^T=-A. Let W be the set of all 2x2 skew-symmetric matrices: W = {A in m2x2(R) l A^T=-A}. (a) Show that W is a subspace of M2x2(R) (b) Find a basis for W and determine dim(W). (c) Suppose T: M2x2(R) is a linear transformation given by T(A)=A^T +A. Is T injective? Is T surjective? Why or why not? You do not need to verify that T is linear. 3. (17 points)...
3. Answer the following questions regarding positive definite matrix. A symmetric real matrix M is said to be positive definite if the scalar 27 Mz is positive for every non-zero column vector z (a) Consider the matrix [9 6] A = 6 a so that the matrix A is positive definite? What should a satisfy (b) Suppose we know matrix B is positive definite. Show that B1 is also positive definite. Hint use the definition and the fact that every...
Question 5. Suppose that a square matrix X satisfies X3 = X. Do not assume that X is invertible. a) Show that X" Xn-2 for all integers n > 3. b) What is X” if n > 3 is an odd integer? Justify your answer. (Hint: use part a) ).
a. Let B be an n x n Orthogonal matrix, that is B^-1 = B^T, and let A be an n x n skew-symmetric matrix. Simplify A(A^2(BA)^-1)^T b. Let A be a square matrix such that A^3 = 0. A is then called a nilpotent matrix. Define another matrix B by the expression B = I - A; Show that B is invertible and that its inverse is I + A + A^2 c. Let B = (-2,0,0 ; 0,0,0...
Help on Questions 1-3 Math 311 Orthogonal & Symmetric Matrix Proofs 1. Let the n x n matrices A and B be orthogonal. Prove that the sum A + B is orthogonal, or provide counterexample to show it isn't 2. Let the n x n matrix A be orthogonal. Prove A is invertible and the inverse A-1 is orthogonal, or provide a counterexample to show it isn't. 3. Suppose A is an n x n matrix. Prove that A +...