Questions and Answers
What kind of matrix can be factored into elementary matrices?
Only invertible ones
What is the associative property for matrices?
(AB)C = A(BC)
What is the distributive property for determinants?
det(AB) = det(A) * det(B)
What is a similar matrix?
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What is a diagonalizable matrix?
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What is the characteristic polynomial?
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When is a matrix not invertible?
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What does dim(N(A)) represent?
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What is the change of basis formula?
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What is the process for finding a least squares solution?
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What is the Gram-Schmidt Process?
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How do you calculate the dot product of vectors u and v?
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When is vector u orthogonal to vector v?
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What are the criteria for an orthonormal set {u₁, u₂, u₃}?
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What is a singular matrix?
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What is the inverse of the product of two matrices (AB)⁻¹?
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If {x₁, x₂, x₃} is a basis for R³, what is another basis for R³?
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What is L(ax + By)?
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What is the subspace criterion?
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What does it mean if the determinant of two vectors is nonzero?
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How do you determine linear independence?
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What are symmetric matrix properties?
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What is the dimension of span()?
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How can you check if a vector V is in the column space of a matrix A?
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Study Notes
Matrix Properties and Definitions
- Only invertible matrices can be factored into elementary matrices.
- The associative property of matrices states that (AB)C = A(BC).
- Determinants follow the distributive property: det(AB) = det(A) * det(B).
- A matrix B is similar to matrix A if there exists an invertible matrix P such that B = P⁻¹AP.
- Diagonalizable matrices can be expressed as PDP⁻¹, where D is diagonal and P is invertible.
Determinants and Invertibility
- The characteristic polynomial of a matrix A is given by det(A - λI).
- A matrix A is not invertible if det(A) = 0.
Dimensions and Bases
- The dimension of the null space, dim(N(A)), equals the number of null basis elements.
- The change of basis formula is expressed as B = V⁻¹AV.
- In R³, if {x1, x2, x3} forms a basis, then {x1, x2, x2 + x3} also forms a basis.
Least Squares and Orthogonality
- For the least squares solution, compute AᵀA, then Aᵀb, and solve AᵀAx = Aᵀb for x.
- The Gram-Schmidt Process is used to orthogonalize vectors, starting with u₁ = v₁ and adjusting each subsequent vector by projecting onto previous ones.
- The dot product of vectors u and v is denoted as uᵀv, and u is orthogonal to v if uᵀv = 0.
Orthogonal and Orthonormal Sets
- A set {u₁, u₂, u₃} is orthonormal if it satisfies two conditions: the norm of each vector equals 1, and they are pairwise orthogonal (dot products equal 0).
Singular and Linear Independence
- A singular matrix has no inverse, indicated by a determinant of zero.
- The inverse of the product of two matrices is given by (AB)⁻¹ = B⁻¹A⁻¹.
- To determine linear independence, convert a set of vectors to row echelon form; the number of linearly independent vectors corresponds to the dimension of the space.
Symmetric Matrices
- Symmetric matrices have specific properties:
- The sum of symmetric matrices is symmetric.
- The product of symmetric matrices may not be symmetric.
- Powers of symmetric matrices (A^n) remain symmetric if A is symmetric.
- The inverse of a symmetric matrix (A⁻¹) is symmetric only if A is symmetric.
Span and Subspaces
- The dimension of span(S) is less than the number of maximum vectors if they are linearly dependent, and at least equal to the minimum number of linearly independent vectors.
- A subset S qualifies as a subspace if it contains the zero vector, is closed under addition, and is closed under scalar multiplication.
Column Space
- To determine if vector V is in the column space of matrix A, attempt to solve the equation Ax = V.
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