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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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Can anyone help me to find optimal solution?

Suppose we have a matrix with $R$ rows and $C$ columns. 1.An element appears no more than once in the same row. 2.The set of elements in each row has intersection. 3.Elements in the matrix can only be moved in the same row. Objective: Through the…
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How to correctly convert vectors to a matrix

I am confused about a sample solution to a problem (please read until the end, since I am not looking for a solution to the problem itself) We were asked if the vector $\begin{bmatrix} -3 \\ 4\\ 7 \end{bmatrix}$ can be written as a linear…
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Rotation of a matrix at an angle

Is there a transformation that exists which will rotate a matrix of this form $\begin{bmatrix}a & b\\c & d\end{bmatrix}$ into $\begin{bmatrix}c & a\\d & b\end{bmatrix}$. I have looked into this question and I am aware that this is definitely not a…
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Did I do this right and how do I do part b of this problem about matrices?

Q: "An $n\times n$ matrix $A$ is called invertible if $$AB=I_n=BA$$ for some $n\times n$ matrix $B$. In this case, $B$ is called inverse of $A$. Suppose an $n\times n$ matrix $A$ is invertible. (a) Show that the inverse of $A$ is unique. (b) For…
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What is the name and notation for this matrix norm?

For a given matrix $\mathbf{A}\in\mathbb{C}^{m \times n}$, let $\|\mathbf{A}\| = \sum_{i=1}^m\sum_{j=1}^n|A_{ij}|$. Clearly, $\|\cdot\|$ is a matrix norm. Is there a special name and notation for $\|\cdot\|$? Well, name can be "entrywise $1$-norm"…
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Prove that matrix is invertible

I have a symmetric real-valued matrix with the following structure: \begin{bmatrix} 1 + (n-1)\alpha_{1}^2 & 1-\alpha_{1}\alpha_{2} & ... & 1-\alpha_{1}\alpha_{n} \\ 1-\alpha_{1}\alpha_{2} & 1+(n-1)\alpha_{2}^2 & ... & 1-\alpha_{2}\alpha_{n}…
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Matrix equation for $SL(4,\mathbb{C})$

Suppose $E=\{X\in M_4(\mathbb{C}): X^T=-X\}$ and that there exists $a\in SL(4,\mathbb{C})$ such that for all $X\in E$ $$ aXa^T=X $$ I want to show that it follows that $a=\pm I$. This can be done by finding a basis for $E$ and working with matrix…
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Computing a rotation matrix given an axis vector and angle

I am reading Kuipers' book, I am struggling with following problem Consider an XYZ coordinate frame, with the vector $v_0 = (1,1,1)$ through an angle $\phi = 2\pi/3$. It is geometrically clear that such a rotation results in a new frame in…
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Determining the state transition matrix from the fundamental matrix.

I'm trying to determine the state transition matrix,$\Phi(t,t_0)$, of the following system: $$ \begin{bmatrix}x'_1\\x'_2\end{bmatrix}= \begin{bmatrix}-\sin(t)&0\\0&-\cos(t)\end{bmatrix} \times \begin{bmatrix}x_1\\x_2\end{bmatrix} $$ with initial…
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Find numeric associated position of ordered pair in matrix

I've got a matrix in which each element is an ordered pair (a;b). a represents the line in which I'm positioned, and b represents the element in that same line. For example: Matrix: 1 2 3 1 (1;1) (1;2) (1;3) 2 (2;1) (2;2) (2;3) 3 (3;1)…
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Finding the values of a vector if the vector.matrix product and the value of the matrix is known (only using left multiplication operations)

Given an unknown input vector $V= (v_1, v_2, v_3, v_4)$, a known $4\times 4$ matrix $A$ and a known vector-matrix product $M=[m_1,...,m_4]$. Can you discover $V$? Normally you would just take the inverse of $A$, and right multiply it with $M$ to get…
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matlab neglecting positive values

I have a problem at the moment where I have a matrix of coordinates: $$z=\begin{pmatrix}x_1 & x_2 & x_3 & ...\\y_1 & y_2 & y_3 & ...\end{pmatrix}$$ and I want a system where it will only add the vector $\begin{pmatrix}x_i\\y_i\end{pmatrix}$ to the…
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Maximum number of paths in a 20 by 20 grid

If you have grid, 20x20, starting from top left and making your way to the bottom right, without ever entering the same node more than once in one path, what is the most possible number of unique paths you could have? Example: If you have a 2x2…
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Given a pure rotation matrix, is it possible to find the angle of rotation such that the sign of the rotational angle is preserved?

Good day. When finding the angle of rotation for a 3x3 pure rotation matrix, one need only consider that the trace of said matrix will live by the equation trace = 1 + 2sin(theta) where theta is the angle of rotation of said matrix, and that thus…
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Proof of weyl inequality

I am studying for the proof of Weyl inequlity from a course note: 1.3 Implications of the Courant-Fischer Theorem. It says that we can prove (d) from (c), that is we can prove: $\lambda_{j+k-1}(A+B)\leq\lambda_j(A)+\lambda_k(B)$ by using:…
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