Linear Algebra
Linear Algebra
‘the branch of mathematics that deals with the theory of systems of linear equation, matrices, vector spaces, and tear
transformations.
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‘a
Matrix
ran numbers (real or imaginary) arranged in the
‘ectangular array of m rows and 1 columns is
(to be read as ‘m by n’ matrix)
sto
mols rectangle
ale an mx m matrix
Ns camatix is usually written as
ay MQ A13--+
a qq oop + Fyn
bh
“wat form the above matrix is represented by
A=[di Ip oF A=[ay].
an eats ---€te. are known as the elements of
* The clement ay belongs to ith row and jth
‘Scaled the (i jth element of the matrix
A=[ay]. Thus, in the element ay, the first subscript i
always denotes the number of rows and the second
subscript j, denotes the number of columns in which the
element occurs.
ca. afi oe]
cosx —sinx
is a matrix having 2 rows and 2 columns and so it is a
matrix of order 2 x 2 such that ay, = sin x, az = C05 x,
by, =008 x, byy = Sin x
Type of Matrices
Row Matrix,
‘A matrix having only one row is called a row matrix or a
Tow vector.
For example, A=[1 2 3 4] is a ro
1x4
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Column Matrix
i i a square ti
matrix having only one column is called a COlUM® —yatrit if 9, viesand 4,
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matrix or column vector.
t a Square matrix each
For example, A=| 2] is column matrix of order 3%!" yn othe words iy aed each of yy
pe fe oe called an
is € ix of order 1 is dena)
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. elements ity mat”
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‘A matrix in which the number of rows is eau ee ror exaPl® h +f v]em helo 1 |
number of columns, sty 715 called a square mattis 0
order 7. 1
rowed es of order 2 and 3,
called 4M ONME deniy ma Pets
‘A. square matrix of order is als
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‘A=[d, Iysn for which i = j, the elements 1” iy, v1 me i:
set derthe diagonal elements and the line ont ae Null atrix
they lie is called the principal diagonal oF trix whose al
diagonal of the matrix. ax ‘or Z070 ee
0 0),
is null matrix of order 29
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fare matrix
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are 2,-2 and
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For example, the matrix 3
1 6 -3.
4 qriangular
snarix all of whose clEMeN' bg
A square meray is called an upper tiga”
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of order 3 in which the diagonal elements
Diagonal Matrix mes
‘A square matrix A=L4y]ou is called & digg, ital 880008 all of Shee semaphore
A sar ats except those ifthe leading disgone! ze sg Ty vos called a lower trianutr 8
ie, a= 0 ViFs :
‘A diagonal matrix of order * 1 having di, dy 88 For example, sy
diagonal elements is denoted by diagona) [dj dyson dn o
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For example, the matrix A=/0 4 0) 6 diagonal rs
0 0 3 - 7
are upper and lower triangular matrices, respe
matrix to be denoted by A = diagonal (1-43) ing
Scalar Matrix Idempotent Matrix
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A square matrix A=[4y Juri called salar mtr if ‘A matrix 4 is said to be idempotent, if A’ = 4
@) a = 0, Vie jand 10 |
Gi) aq = C. Vi, where C #0 For example, A = | ,| and B= -134
In other words, a diagonal matrix in which all the Ie 2
diagonal elements are equal is called the scalar matrix. idempotent matrices.
For example, the matrix
40 I-31 0 0 Periodic Matrix
Az Je ree} A | 4
oe A mati A is said to be periodic matrix, it
ea ere K is a positive integer. If K is the leas
al it ich a**
are scalar matrices of order 2 and 3, respectively, tae = ne A® = 4, then K is said (0 2
I ose K = 1, then 4? = e cal
idempotent matrix. eeeMatrix
; ae to be involUtory matrix, IFA? = 7 (ang
wt 5 -8 0
ae eee | is an involutory matrix,
pl
ah
a
ays involutory.
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ot Matrix
ote = nilpotent matrix, if A" = 0 (null
sf is said or positive integer. If K is the least
satiah AF >, sthen Kis salted the
matrix.
svete potent
fof BE i} is nilpotent matrix of index 2
0
»A=lq 0.
wi? by omitting some rows and columns
atx oni ari ‘Ais called a sub-matrix of A.
ae (wif isa submatrix of A as it can be
sk itting no rows or columns.
yam 4 BY omitting
i ‘
ici al Sub-matrix
jp-matrix of a square matrix A whose diagonal
que also the diagonal elements of matrix A is
os a
i cipal sub-matrix.
lity of Matrices
vies A= [jor ad B = Jae 806 equal if
meerike number of rows in A,equals the number
ofrows in B.
n=sie, the number of columns in A equals the
tuner of columns in B.
fi o,=b) fori= 1, 2, mand j=, 2, ..... If two
miices A and B are equal, we write A = B,
otherwise we write A # B.
tample 1, Find the values of x, y, z and a which satisfy the
‘mtnx equation,
EY 2y+x]_[0 7
z-1 4a-6] [3 2a
the correspon
"equ. Therefore,
\ding elements of two equal matrices
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Algebra of Matrices
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