TEST (Ch 2 - 3) Flashcards
Matrix is invertible iff det(A) ≠ ?
det(A) ≠ 0
Inverse of a (2x2) matrix:
The determinant can only be calculated for what kind of matrices?
SQUARE matrices (nxn)
What is the det of a (1x1) matrix?
det(A) = A
What is the determinant of a (2x2) matrix?
det(A) = ad - bc
What is the minor of entry aij (Mij)?
the det of submatrix that remains after the ith row and the jth column are deleted from A.
What is the cofactor of entry aij (Cij)?
What is the relationship between a minor and its corresponding cofactor?
They are either the same or negatives of each other
What is cofactor expansion?
obtained by multiplying the entries in any row/column by the cofactors and adding the resulting product = determinant
Does it matter which row/column you choose when doing cofactor expansion?
Get the same determinant no matter the row/column you choose
Easiest: choose the one with the most 0s
What is the determinant of a triangular matrix?
det(A) = product of entries on the main diagonal
What is a simple technique for evaluating the det of a (2x2) or (3x3) matrix?
If a matrix has a row or column of 0s, what is its det?
det(A) = 0
If a matrix has a 2 proportional rows/columns, what is its det?
det(A) = 0
What is the det(AT)?
det(AT) = det(A)
Elementary Row Operations on Determinants
If single row/column was multiplied by k, what is det?
det(B) = k det(A)
Elementary Row Operations on Determinants
If single two rows/columns were interchanged, what is det?
det(B) = –det(A)
Elementary Row Operations on Determinants
If a multiple of a row/column was added to another, what is det?
det(B) = det(A)
How can you evaluate the det using Row Reduction?
- Reduce matrix to REF (upper triangular)
- Cofactor expansion or main diagonal
Is there an addition formula for determinants?
NO!
det(A+B) ≠ det(A) + det(B)
What is the scalar multiplication formula for determinants?
det(kA) = kn det(A)
What does invertible mean?
it can be expressed as a product of elementary matrices
If A and B are square matrices of the same size:
det(AB) =
det(AB) = det(A) det(B)
What is the det(A-1)?