2 Properties
Jiwen He
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Triangular Matrices
Examples
Theorem
Properties of Determinants
Solution
1 2
3 4
1 3 4 1 3 4
0 5
0 0
2 = 5 2 6 10 = 5 0 0 2
7
6 10
2
2 7 11 2 7 11
9
7 11
1 3 4 1
3 4
= 5 0 0 2 = −5 0
1 3 = = .
0 1 3 0 0 2
Jiwen He, University of Houston Math 2331, Linear Algebra 4 / 10
3.2 Properties Row Operations Triangulation
Example
2 4 6
Compute 5 6 7
7 6 10
Solution
2 4 6 1 2 3 1 2 3
5 6 7
= 2 5 6 7 = 2 0
−4 −8
7 6 10 7 6 10 0 −8 −11
1 2 3 1 2 3
= 2(−4) 0 1 2 = 2(−4) 0
1 2 = −40
0 −8 −11 0 0 5
Jiwen He, University of Houston Math 2331, Linear Algebra 5 / 10
3.2 Properties Row Operations Triangulation
Theorem
If A is an n × n matrix, then det AT = det A.
Partial proof (2 × 2 case)
a b
det = ad − bc and
c d
T
a b a c
det = det = ad − bc
c d b d
a b a c
⇒ det = det .
c d b d
(3 × 3 case)
a b c
e f d f d e
det d e f
= a − b + c
h i g i g h
g h i
a d g
e h d g d g
det b e h = a
− b + c
f i f i e h
c f i
a b c a d g
⇒ det d e
f = det b e
h .
g h i c f i
Multiplicative Property
Example
Compute det A3 if det A = 5.
= = .
Example
For n × n matrices A and B, show that A is singular if det B 6= 0
and det AB = 0.
Solution: Since (det A) (det B) = det AB = 0 and det B 6= 0,
then det A = 0. Therefore A is singular.
Jiwen He, University of Houston Math 2331, Linear Algebra 10 / 10