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M2PM2 Algebra II Problem Sheet 7

The document contains 10 problems related to matrix algebra: 1) Calculate determinants of several matrices. 2) Find the determinant of a matrix A(α) and values of α such that the system A(α)x=0 has nonzero solutions. 3) Prove that the determinant of an n×n matrix An is |An|=n+1. 4) Prove that the determinant of an n×n matrix Bn is |Bn|=2n-1.

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M2PM2 Algebra II Problem Sheet 7

The document contains 10 problems related to matrix algebra: 1) Calculate determinants of several matrices. 2) Find the determinant of a matrix A(α) and values of α such that the system A(α)x=0 has nonzero solutions. 3) Prove that the determinant of an n×n matrix An is |An|=n+1. 4) Prove that the determinant of an n×n matrix Bn is |Bn|=2n-1.

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M2PM2 Algebra II Problem Sheet 7


1. Calculate the determinants of the following matrices.
0 0 a) 0 0 1 m n c) p r h 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 e 0 f 0 0 1 0 0 0 a d 0 g 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 b) 3 4 0 1 5 6 0 1 2 b 4 2 c 0 k d) 0 0 0 j 0 0 t 0 0 7 2 7 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 3 2 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 5 1 5 3 9

2. For a real number dene

1 1 A() = 2 1

0 0 1 1

1 1 1 1

(a) Find the determinant of A(). (b) Find a value 0 of such that the system A(0 )x = 0 has a nonzero solution for x R4 . (c) Prove that when < 0 , there is no real 4 4 matrix B such that B 2 = A(). 3. Let An be the n n matrix 2 1 0 0 0 (a) Prove that |An | = n + 1. 4. Let Bn be the n n matrix 1 1 0 0 0 Prove that |Bn | = 2n1 . 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 ... ... ... 0 ... 0 ... 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

1 2 1 0 0

0 1 2 0 0

0 0 1 0 0

... ... ... ... ...

0 0 0 1 0

0 0 0 2 1

1 2

0 0 0

5. Let A =

B C , where B is s s, D is t t, C is s t, and 0 is the t s zero matrix. Prove 0 D that det(A) = det(B ) det(D). [more on next page]

6. Let A, B be n n matrices. (a) Prove that if |A| = 0 then |AB | = 0. (b) Prove that if |B | = 0 then |AB | = 0. Note: you may NOT assume the result |AB | = |A| |B | from lectures, because this question is part of the proof of that result! But you may assume the result in lectures that says a matrix is invertible i it has nonzero determinant. 7. With notation for elementary matrices as in lectures: (a) Prove |Ai (r)| = r, |Bij | = 1 and |Cij (r)| = 1. 1 (b) Prove Ai (r)1 = Ai (r1 ), Bij = Bij and Cij (r)1 = Cij (r). 1 8. Express 0 3 2 1 8 0 3 as a product of elementary matrices. 7

9. For n n matrices A, B , write A B to mean that B can be obtained from A by a sequence of elementary row operations. Prove that A B if and only if B = E1 . . . Ek A, where each Ei is an elementary matrix. Deduce that the relation is an equivalence relation. 10. Say A and B are n n matrices with real entries, and A2 + B 2 = AB . If AB BA is invertible, prove that n is a multiple of 3.

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