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P05 Determinants
P05 Determinants
• For The
convenience, thebyfirst
determinant is found addingand
the 3 second columns
sets of products may(along
of 3 elements be main
repeated
diagonal) at the
and subtracting the 3 sets of products of 3 elements (along the other diagonal).
right, or the first and second rows are repeated at the bottom
• TheThus,
determinant
det A = a11a22ais
33 +found
a12a23a31 by
+ a13adding
a21a32 – a13the
a22a313
– asets of– aproducts
11a23a32 along main
12a21a33. For example
order determinants. The process is continued until the value of the determinant is obtained.
th
By theorder
use ofdeterminants.
equation for The
det A, the determinant
process is continuedofuntil
an nthe order
valuearray
of
For can
the be expressed
determinant
example as a
is obtained.
function of (n-1)th order determinants. These, in turn, may be expressed as a function of (n-2)th
order For
determinants.
the above example, Determinants: Example
The process
usingisrow
continued until the the
1 for expanding value of the determinant
determinant, we4have is
2 obtained.
6 4
• For the previous example using row for 5 9 1 5
det A =using4row 19for expanding
For the above example, 1 -2 determinant,
the 5 1 we have6 5 9
expanding the determinant, 3 we have
8 7 8
7 37 8
3
7
det A = 4 9 1 -2 5 1 6 5 9
= 4 ( 72 – 3 ) – 2 ( 40 – 7 ) + 6 (15 – 63 ) = -78
3 8 7 8 7 3
It would be wise to choose the row or column with many 0 elements, since there is no need to
= 4for( 72
evaluate the minor the–zero
3 ) –element.
2 ( 40 –For
7 ) the
+ 6example
(15 – 63below,
) = -78we don’t have to evaluate an
• It wise
include theto choose
minor for afor expansion,
32 and roware
a33, since they orboth
column
zeros.with many 0 elements
ADJOINT MATRIX
1 2 -3 4
The adjoint matrix (or adjugate matrix) of square matrix A is formed by replacing each
-4 2 1 3 2 -3 4 1 2 -3
element aij by its cofactor Aij and transposing the result.
3 0 0 -3 = (-1)3+1 (3) 2 1 3 + (-1)3+4 (-3) -4 2 1
2 0 -2 adj A = [Aij]T = [Aji] 0 -2 3
3 2 0 -2
= +3(20) + 3(-4) = 48
Then the inverse matrix is determined by dividing the adjoint matrix by the determinant of A
ADJOINT MATRIX Inverse by Adjoint Matrix
• The adjointmatrix
The adjoint matrix (or(or adjugate
adjugate matrix) matrix) of square
of square matrix
matrix A A is by
is formed formed by each
replacing
element aij each
replacing by its cofactor
elementAijaand transposing the result.
ij by its cofactor Aij and transposing the result.
adj A = adj
[Aij]AT == [A[Ajiij]]T = [Aji]
• Then the inverse matrix is determined by dividing the adjoint matrix by
Then the inverse matrix is determined by dividing the adjoint matrix by the determinant o
the determinant of A
-1
A = (adj A)=/ (adj
-1 A |A|A) / |A|
• As anexample,
As an example, letlet us evaluate
us evaluate the inverse
the inverse of thematrix
of the given givenA matrix A
1 2 2
A = 3 3 1
1 3 2
• Theofminors
The minors |A| areof |A| are
3 1 3 1 3 3
M11 = 3 2 = 3 M12 = 1 2 = 5 M13 = 1 3 = 6
2 2 1 2 1 2
M21 = 3 2 = -2 M22 = 1 2 = 0 M23 = 1 3 = 1
2 2 1 2 1 2
M31 = 3 1 = -4 M32 = 3 1 = -5 M33 = 3 3 = -3
The cofactors ( = (-1)i+j M ) and the adj A (transposed of the matrix of cofactors) are
A11 = 3 A12 = -5 A13 = 6
2 22 2 1 12 2 1 12 2
M31 MInverse by Adjoint Matrix: Example
= 31 =3 31 1= -4 = -4 M32 = 3
M32 =
31 1= -5 = -5 = 33 = 3
M33 M
33 3= -3 = -3
i+j
The The
• The cofactors
cofactors ( = (-1)
i+j
( = (-1)and
cofactors Mthe M adj
) and) and the
theAadj Aadj A (transposed
(transposed
(transposed of of
the of
the the matrix
matrix
matrix of cofactors)
of cofactors)
of cofactors) areare
are
A11 =A113 = 3 A12 =A-5 12 = -5 A13 =A13
6= 6
3 3 2 2-4 -4
A21 =A212 = 2 A22 =A22 0 = 0 A23 =A-1 23 = -1
= A =-5 -5 0 0 5 5
adj Aadj
A31 =A-4
31 = -4 A32 =A325 = 5 A33 =A-3 33 = -3
6 6-1 -1 3 3
• The
The The determinant
determinant
determinant |A|
|A| |A|
may bemay
may be obtained
be obtained
obtained by expansion
by expansion
by expansion alongalong thealong
the first first the first row
row row
|A| = 1(3) +|A|2(-5)
|A| +=2(6)
= 1(3) 1(3) += 2(-5)
+ 2(-5) 5+2(6)+2(6)
=5 =5
Therefore the inverse of A is
• Therefore,
Therefore
0.6 0.60.4 0.4-0.8 -0.8
-1 1
= = -1 0 0 1
-1
A-1 =A =adj Aadj A / |A|
/ |A|
1.2 1.2-0.2 -0.2-0.6 -0.6
-1 -1
Cramer’s Rule
Solution by Cramer's rule
Let the coefficient matrix and the column matrices of unknowns and constants be
• Let the coefficient matrix and column matrices of unknowns and constants be
a11 a12 ... a32 x1 b1
A = a12 a22 ... a32 x2 b2
. . . X = . B = .
a1n a2n . . . a3n xn bn
The solution of the matrix equation AX = B using Cramer’s Rule is given by
• The solution of the matrix equation AX = B using Cramer’s Rule is given by
x1x1==|A
|A1|/|A|
1
| / |A| x =x2|A
2
= |A 2| / |A|
2|/|A| ...
. . . x =xn|A
n
= |A n| / |A|.
n|/|A|.
• where
where |A||A|is is
thethe determinant
determinant of matrixof
A matrix
and |Ai| isAtheand |Ai| is the
determinant determinant
formed formed by
by replacing the
replacing
ith column ofthe ith column
a coefficients in AAbyby
thethe column
column of b-constants,
of b-constants, i.e. i.e.
b1 a12 . a32 a11 b1 . a32 a11 a12 . b1
|A1| = b2 a22 . a32 |A2| = a12 b2 . a32 |An| = a12 a22 . b2
. . . . . . . . .
bn a2n . a3n a1n bn . a3n a1n a2n . bn