Questions tagged [matrices]

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A matrix is a rectangular array of elements, usually numbers or variables, arranged in rows and columns. A matrix with $m$ rows and $n$ columns has $m \times n$ elements and is called an $m$ by $n$ matrix. Matrices are a part of .

Matrices can be added and subtracted. Furthermore, if they have compatible shapes, they can be multiplied. More precisely, given two matrices $A$ and $B$, the matrix $AB$ is defined when the number of columns of $A$ is equal to the number of rows of $B$. In particular, given a natural number $n$, any two matrices $A$ and $B$ with $n$ columns and $n$ rows can be multiplied in both ways (that is, both $AB$ and $BA$ exist).


For questions specifically concerning matrix equations, use the tag.

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Given $(AX ^ T + B) ^ T = X + B$,$A$ is a symmetric matrix and $B$ is an antisymmetric matrix

I don't have the answers to this but can someone correct I can't see the mistake.
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Find the order of the subgroup of $GL_6(\mathbb{F}_q)$

Let $G:=GL_6(\mathbb{F}_q)$ where $F_q$ is a finite field of order $q=p^m$ for some prime $p$ and $m\in \mathbb{N}$. Consider ${}_2D_6(\mathbb{F}_q)$ as the collection of all matrices $A\in G$ where $A$ is of the…
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Solve a written problem with matrix

I have the following problem described here: The government attributes an allocation to the children who benefits child-care services. The children are splitted inside 3 groups: preschool, first cycle and second cycle. The allocation is different…
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Linear Transformations: Scaling along the line $y=x$

What is the geometric meaning of scaling an object by a factor $k$ along the line $y=x$? What will be the shape of a square with vertices $(2,1)$, $(3,2)$, $(3,1)$, and $(2,2)$ if it is scaled by a factor $5$ along the line $y=x$? I really…
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Linear algebra, Schur set

Can you guys give me some hints on how I can start this problem? Thanks in advance! Let $ U(n) \subseteq M_n(\mathbb C) $ be the set (group) of all $ n \times n $ unitary matrices. Let $ T \subseteq U(n) $ be a subset such that $ A,B \in T…
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Condition number of a $9\times9$ matrix

would like someone to look over this and assure me I'm not making a silly mistake.... Given a $3\times9$ matrix $V$: $$ \small\begin{bmatrix} 1.0814 & -0.1251 & -0.1726 & -1.4443 & -0.2240 & -0.1665 & 0.5450 & 0.7832 & -1.2032 \\ -0.1885 & 1.1356 &…
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do the complex matrices with non zero real eigenvalues form a group

Do the complex matrices with non zero real eigenvalues form a group? Put another way, say $A$ and $B$ are complex $n\times n$ matrices with non zero real eigenvalues, does this imply that $A*B$ also has non zero real eigenvalues?
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finding the P matrix (diagonalization of a matrix)

I'm trying to find the diagonalization of a matrix : this is my matrix : $$ A =\begin{pmatrix} 0 & -1 & 0 \\ -1 & 0 & 0 \\ 1 & 1 & 1 \\ \end{pmatrix} $$ for the eigenvalues I found : $$l_1 = l_2 = 1\quad;…
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Calculate number of sequences in frequency matrix

This may be a very simple question. This relates to a stackoverflow question. So my question is, we have a coin toss frequency matrix, showing all the possible combinations of Heads coming up in 36 throws: On the first occasion A [Heads] can…
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Square root and cubic root of following matrics

Let $$A=\begin{pmatrix} 0&0&1\\0&1&0\\1&0&0 \end{pmatrix}$$and $$B=\begin{pmatrix} 0&1&0\\0&0&1\\1&0&0 \end{pmatrix}$$ Find one solution to each of the following matrix equation over real numbers which is not…
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What is Generalization? Why is it important?

In my Natural Language Processing class, we just talked about the Generalization of a Jacobian Matrix. So far I’ve been understanding the material, okay, but now I’m very confused. I came across these slides Natural Language Processing with Deep…
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how to derive the dimension of the set of symmetric matrices of size n with nullity l?

I got confused when I saw this proposition from a paper. Here is the problem. If $\mathscr{N}_l$ denotes the set of real symmetric matrices of size $n$ with nullity $l$. Then the set $\mathscr{N}_l$ has dimension $$ \dim{\mathscr{N}_l}=…
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Matrix in SO(d) be expressed as a continuous operator.

$SO(d)$ is the d square rotation matrix group. I am wondering if we can express all rotation on sphere $S^{d-1}$ as a continuous function operator $f(t)$, i.e. for any $Q\in SO(d)$, there exists a $t\in R$, $Q=f(t)$. Here $f$ is a continuous…
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trace of a 2x2 matrix with itself transposed $\operatorname{tr}(uu^T)=\sum a_{ij}^2$

I have noticed that if I have a 2x2 matrix the following is true: $$\text{tr}(uu^T)=\sum a_{ij}^2$$ by which i mean if we…
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Prove that a least one value in a square matrix is more or equal than its neighbors

How can I prove that at least one value of a square matrix is equal or more than its neighbors in the matrix? I know that in the case where all the values are the same, then all of the values fullfill the condition. To give some context, I'm…