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T if the statement is always true, otherwise put F. There are 34 true/false statements about properties of matrices provided. Key points: - Statements about invertible matrices and their properties are generally true - Statements involving determinants of row equivalent matrices or operations that preserve row equivalence are generally true - Statements about inverses or properties relying on invertibility may be false if matrices are not guaranteed to be invertible

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Matrix Quiz

T if the statement is always true, otherwise put F. There are 34 true/false statements about properties of matrices provided. Key points: - Statements about invertible matrices and their properties are generally true - Statements involving determinants of row equivalent matrices or operations that preserve row equivalence are generally true - Statements about inverses or properties relying on invertibility may be false if matrices are not guaranteed to be invertible

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Matrix Quiz

Put T if the statement is always true, otherwise put F .


O is the zero matrix and I is the identity matrx.
All variables are assumed to be well-defined unless otherwise stated. All equations are linear.
There is no need to prove if the statement is true. Think of a counter-example if it is false.

_____1. If A is a square matrix and A2 = I, then A = I or A = -I.

_____2. If AB = O, then A = O or B = O.

_____3. If A, B, C are square and ABC = O, then one of them is O .

_____4. If AB = AC, then B = C.

_____5. If A is non-zero and AB = AC, then B = C.

_____6. The square of a non-zero square matrix must be a non-zero matrix

_____7. If AB = BA, then (A  B)3 = A3  3A2B + 3AB2  B3 .

_____8. An invertible matrix must be square.

_____9. (AB)-1 = A-1B-1 .

_____10. If A has a zero row or zero column, then A is not invertible.

_____11. If A is a square matrix which has no zero rows or zero columns, then A is invertible.

_____12. Let A, B be invertible matrices of same size. Then AB is also invertible.

_____13. Let A, B be invertible matrices of same size. Then A  B is also invertible.

_____14. If AB is equal to the identity matrix, then A must be invertible matrix.

_____15. If A, B are square matrices. If AB = I, then BA = I. Hence, A is invertible.

_____16. For square matrix A, AAT = I if and only if ATA = I

_____17. If AB is invertible, then BA is invertible.

_____18. If A2  O , then A is invertible.

_____19. If A is invertible, then A2  O .

_____20. If A is a square matrix and A2 + 8A – I = O , then A is invertible.

_____21. A symmetric matrix must be a square matrix.

_____23. If B = AT A, then 3B is symmetric.

_____24. If A is symmetric, so is p(A) , for any polynomial p(x).

_____25. det (A  B) = det A  det B.


_____26. det (kA) = k det A.

_____27. Three elementary row operations do not change the determinant of a square matrix.

_____28. If A is row equivalent to B, then det A = det B.

_____29. Let A is row equivalent to B, then det A and det B are either both zero or both nonzero.

_____30. Let A be a square matrix without zero rows and columns. Then A must be row
equivalent to the identity matrix of the same size.

_____31. If A, B are nonzero square matrices and A is row equivalent to B , then both A, B are
invertible.

_____32. If A is an invertible matrix and B is row equivalent to A, then B is also invertible.

_____33. (A  B)T = AT  BT.

_____34. (A B)T = AT BT.

_____40. If det A = 0, then the system of equation Ax = O has no solution.

_____41. If A , B are square matrices and A is not invertible, then AB is not invertible.

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