Linear Algebra 1 Flashcards
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Given m, n ≥ 1, what is an m × n matrix?
a rectangular array with m
rows and n columns.
What is a row vector?
A 1 x n matrix
What is a column vector?
An m x 1 matrix
What is a square matrix?
An n x n matrix
What is a diagonal matrix?
If A = (aᵢⱼ) is a
square matrix and aᵢⱼ = 0 whenever i ≠ j, then we say that A is a diagonal
matrix
What is F ? (Fancy F)
The field from which the entries (scalars) of a matrix come
Usually F = the reals, or the complex
What does Mₘₓₙ(F) mean?
Mₘₓₙ(F) = {A : A is an m × n matrix with entries from F}
What does Fⁿ mean? (Fancy F)
Fⁿ for M₁ₓₙ(F)
Similarly for Fᵐ
Is matrix addition associative and commutative?
Yes to both
What is the formula for entry (i, j) with matrix multiplication?
ₖ₌₀Σⁿaᵢₖbₖⱼ
Is matrix multiplication associative?
Yes
Is matrix multiplication distributive?
Yes
When do two matrices commute?
If AB=BA
Not true for most A and B
What is an upper triangular matrix?
Let A = (aᵢⱼ) ∈ Mₙₓₙ(F)
If aᵢⱼ = 0 whenever i > j
What is an lower triangular matrix?
Let A = (aᵢⱼ) ∈ Mₙₓₙ(F)
If aᵢⱼ = 0 whenever i < j
We say that A ∈ Mₙₓₙ(F) is invertible if …..
there exists B ∈ Mₙₓₙ(F) such that AB = Iₙ = BA.
If A ∈ Mₙₓₙ(F) is invertible, is the inverse unique?
Prove it
Yes Proof: Suppose that B, C ∈ Mₙₓₙ(F) are both inverses for A Then AB = BA = Iₙ and AC = CA = Iₙ so B = BIₙ = B(AC) = (BA)C = IₙC = C.
Let A, B be invertible n×n matrices. Is AB invertible?
Yes
Let A, B be invertible n×n matrices.
What is (AB)⁻¹ ??
Prove it
(AB)⁻¹ = B⁻¹A⁻¹
What is the transpose of A = (aᵢⱼ) ∈ Mₙₓₙ(F)?
the n × m matrix Aᵀ with (i, j) entry aⱼᵢ
What is an orthogonal matrix?
We say that A ∈ Mₙₓₙ(R) is orthogonal if AAᵀ = Iₙ = AᵀA
Equivalently, A is invertible and Aᵀ = A⁻¹
What is a unitary matrix?
We say that A ∈ Mₙₓₙ(C) is unitary if AA⁻ᵀ = Iₙ = A⁻ᵀA
By A⁻ (A bar) we
mean the matrix obtained from A by replacing each entry by its complex
conjugate.
What is the general strategy for solving a system of m equations in variables x1, …, xn by Gaussian elimination?
Swap equations if necessary to make the coefficient of x1 in the first
equation nonzero.
Divide through the first equation by the coefficient of x1
Subtract appropriate multiples of the first equation from all other equations to eliminate x1 from all but the first equation.
Now the first equation will tell us the value of x1 once we have determined the values of x2, . . . , xn, and we have m − 1 other equations in
n − 1 variables.
Use the same strategy to solve these m−1 equations in n−1 variables
What are the 3 elementary row operations on the augmented matrix A|b
for some 1 ≤ r < s ≤ m, interchange rows r and s
for some 1 ≤ r ≤ m and λ ≠ 0, multiply (every entry of) row r by λ
• for some 1 ≤ r, s ≤ m with r ≠ s and λ ∈ F, add λ times row r to row
s.