Math 311

Hw 3 Recommended problems, don't turn this in.

Hw. 25: 10, 12, 20, 28ab, 30. 35: 10, 14.

Recommended. 25: 9, 11, 21, 23. 35: 5, 7, 9, 13. Answers. A-438,439.

Page 25.
9. Find two different 2[2 matrices A, B with integer

entries such that AB = O2[2 = 0 0 .

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5. Describe all matrices that are both upper and lower
triangular

0 0

7. If AB = BA show that (AB)2 = A2B2

9. Find a 2[2 matrix B O2 and B I2 such that AB = BA,

11. Find two different 2[2 matrices A, B such that

AB = I2 = 1 0 .

1 2
. How many such matrices B are
2 1

where A =
there?

0 1

13. Show that if A is a symmetric matrix, than AT is

symmetric.

21. Find the scalar r such that AX = rX

1 2 1

4 4 5

1/2

where A = 1 0 1 and X = 1/4 .

Answers
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1 0 0 0

9. Many possible answers:

,

0 0 0 1

1
2 0 2 0
,
1
0 2 0 2

11. Many possible aswers:

23. Find a scalar s such that A2X = sX when AX = rX

21. r = 2. To find r, transform the matrix equation into a

system of 3 linear equations. Use one equation (the
middle equation 12 = r( 14 ) is the easiest) to solve for r.
23. s = r2.
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5. Diagonal matrices.
7. (AB)2 = (AB)(AB) = A(BA)B = A(AB)B =
AABB = A2B2.
1 3

3 1
(since for any B, BTT=B)= A (since A is symmetric) =

9. Many possible answers, one is

13. (AT)T
AT.