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Properties of Determinants
Matrix Inverse
Properties of Inverses
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Properties of determinants.
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Definition
Let A = (aij )nn be an n n matrix.
The cofactor expansion of A along the ith row is
det(A) = ai 1 Ci 1 + ai 2 Ci 2 + ... + ain Cin =
n
X
aij Cij
n
X
aij Cij
j=1
i =1
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Properties of Determinants
Properties of Determinants
Theorem
If elementary row or column operations lead to one of the following
conditions, then the determinant is zero.
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Properties of Determinants
Properties of Determinants
Theorem
If elementary row or column operations lead to one of the following
conditions, then the determinant is zero.
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det(AB) = det(A)det(B)
det(cA) = c n det(A)
det(AT ) = det(A)
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Properties of Determinants
Todays Goals
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Matrix Inverse
Matrix Inverse
Definition
An n n matrix A is invertible if there exists an n n matrix B such that
AB = BA = In .
In this case, B is the inverse of A.
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Matrix Inverse
Matrix Inverse
Definition
An n n matrix A is invertible if there exists an n n matrix B such that
AB = BA = In .
In this case, B is the inverse of A.
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Matrix Inverse
Matrix Inverse
Definition
An n n matrix A is invertible if there exists an n n matrix B such that
AB = BA = In .
In this case, B is the inverse of A.
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Example:
check the the
following matrices are inverses of each other.
1 2
7 2
4 7
4 1
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Matrix Inverse
If A =
a b
c d
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Matrix Inverse
If A =
a b
c d
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Matrix Inverse
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Matrix Inverse
1 3 0
Find the inverse of 1 2 1
0
1 2
4
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Properties of Inverses
Properties of Inverses
(A1 )1 = A
(cA)1 = c1 A1
(AB)1 = B 1 A1
(AT )1 = (A1 )T
det(A1 ) =
1
det(A)
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