Chapter 2: Q17Q (page 93)
If \(A\) is invertible, then the columns of \({A^{ - {\bf{1}}}}\) are linearly independent. Explain why?
The columns of the inverse matrix are linearly independent.
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Suppose Ais an \(n \times n\) matrix with the property that the equation \[A{\mathop{\rm x}\nolimits} = 0\] has at least one solution for each b in \({\mathbb{R}^n}\). Without using Theorem 5 or 8, explain why each equation Ax = b has in fact exactly one solution.
3. Find the inverse of the matrix \(\left( {\begin{aligned}{*{20}{c}}{\bf{8}}&{\bf{5}}\\{ - {\bf{7}}}&{ - {\bf{5}}}\end{aligned}} \right)\).
Suppose Tand Ssatisfy the invertibility equations (1) and (2), where T is a linear transformation. Show directly that Sis a linear transformation. [Hint: Given u, v in \({\mathbb{R}^n}\), let \[{\mathop{\rm x}\nolimits} = S\left( {\mathop{\rm u}\nolimits} \right),{\mathop{\rm y}\nolimits} = S\left( {\mathop{\rm v}\nolimits} \right)\]. Then \(T\left( {\mathop{\rm x}\nolimits} \right) = {\mathop{\rm u}\nolimits} \), \[T\left( {\mathop{\rm y}\nolimits} \right) = {\mathop{\rm v}\nolimits} \]. Why? Apply Sto both sides of the equation \(T\left( {\mathop{\rm x}\nolimits} \right) + T\left( {\mathop{\rm y}\nolimits} \right) = T\left( {{\mathop{\rm x}\nolimits} + y} \right)\). Also, consider \(T\left( {cx} \right) = cT\left( x \right)\).]
Use partitioned matrices to prove by induction that the product of two lower triangular matrices is also lower triangular. [Hint: \(A\left( {k + 1} \right) \times \left( {k + 1} \right)\) matrix \({A_1}\) can be written in the form below, where \[a\] is a scalar, v is in \({\mathbb{R}^k}\), and Ais a \(k \times k\) lower triangular matrix. See the study guide for help with induction.]
\({A_1} = \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}a&{{0^T}}\\0&A\end{array}} \right]\).
Exercises 15 and 16 concern arbitrary matrices A, B, and Cfor which the indicated sums and products are defined. Mark each statement True or False. Justify each answer.
15. a. If A and B are \({\bf{2}} \times {\bf{2}}\) with columns \({{\bf{a}}_1},{{\bf{a}}_2}\) and \({{\bf{b}}_1},{{\bf{b}}_2}\) respectively, then \(AB = \left( {\begin{aligned}{*{20}{c}}{{{\bf{a}}_1}{{\bf{b}}_1}}&{{{\bf{a}}_2}{{\bf{b}}_2}}\end{aligned}} \right)\).
b. Each column of ABis a linear combination of the columns of Busing weights from the corresponding column of A.
c. \(AB + AC = A\left( {B + C} \right)\)
d. \({A^T} + {B^T} = {\left( {A + B} \right)^T}\)
e. The transpose of a product of matrices equals the product of their transposes in the same order.
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