Homework 1

February 21, 2024

1. Show the compatibility of scalar multiplication: a(bÐ

⇀
u ) = (ab)Ð
⇀
u by graphical
method for vectors, where a and b are constants, and Ð⇀
u is a vector.

2. Show the distributivity: (a + b)Ð

⇀
v = aÐ⇀v + bÐ
⇀
v by graphical method for vectors,
where a and b are scalars and Ð ⇀
v is a vector.

3. Suppose A, B, and C are all n × n matrices, show that T race(ABC) =

T race(CAB) = T race(BCA).

4. Show that (kAB)† = B † (k̄A† ) = (k̄B † )A† , where k is a constant and A and B
are n × n matrices.