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    Matrices Problem Class Page 1 of 1

    Matrices Problem Class


    1. Let    
    1 3 −5 1 −2 0
    A = 0 2 4  and B = 0 1 −1
    0 0 3 0 0 −2
    Calculate AB and BA. What do you notice about these matrices? Form a
    conjecture about the multiplication of two upper triangular matrices. Can you
    prove it?

    Now calculate the inverse B−1 . Is it always true that the inverse of an upper
    triangular matrix is upper triangular?

    2. Suppose that A and B are symmetric matrices, is it true that AB is symmetric?


    If so then prove it. If not, then find a counterexample: i.e. a find a pair of
    symmetric matrices A, B such that AB is not symmetric.

    3. Suppose that P is an orthogonal matrix (meaning that Pt P = PPt = I) and that


    A is a symmetric matrix. Prove that P−1 AP is symmetric.

    4. A permutation matrix S is a square matrix, such that each row and each
    column contains exactly one 1, with the remaining entries 0. For example
     
    0 1 0 0 0
    0 0 0 1 0
     
    T=  0 0 0 0 1 

    1 0 0 0 0
    0 0 1 0 0

    is a permutation matrix. Calculate det( T ).

    Prove that for any permutation matrix S, det(S) = ±1.

    [Hint: Two possible approaches, 1) reorder the rows or columns, or 2) show


    that S is orthogonal.]

    Mathematics - Dr James Griffin, November 24, 2015 exercises-7-matrices.tex

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