Solved Problems for Chapter 4

Using only the properties given in Theorem th:propertiesofaddition and Theorem th:propertiesscalarmult, show that the additive inverse of , , is unique.

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Using only the properties given in Theorem th:propertiesofaddition and Theorem th:propertiesscalarmult, show that the zero matrix, , is unique.

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Using only the properties given in Theorem th:propertiesofaddition and Theorem th:propertiesscalarmult, show that

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Using only the properties given in Theorem th:propertiesofaddition and Theorem th:propertiesscalarmult, as well as previous problems, show

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Consider the matrices .

Find the following if possible. If it is not possible explain why.

(a)

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(b)

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(c)

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(d)

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(e)

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(f)

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Let . Find all matrices, such that

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Let Is it possible to choose such that If so, what should equal?

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Find matrices and such that and but .

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Suppose and is an invertible matrix. Does it follow that Explain why or why not.

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Let Find if possible. If does not exist, explain why.

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Let Find if possible. If does not exist, explain why.

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Show that if exists for an matrix, then it is unique. That is, if and then

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Show that if is an invertible matrix, then so is and

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Show by verifying that and

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Find an factorization of the coefficient matrix and use it to solve the system of equations.

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Find an factorization of the coefficient matrix and use it to solve the system of equations.

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Bibliography

These problems come from the end of Chapter 2 of Ken Kuttler’s A First Course in Linear Algebra. (CC-BY)

Ken Kuttler, A First Course in Linear Algebra, Lyryx 2017, Open Edition, pp. 90–98, 104–106.

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