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To make sure that the reader knows what these numbers mean, you should be able togive the Health-expenses for family A and Food-expenses for family B during themonth of February. The answers are 250 and 600. The next question may sound easy
to answer, but requires a new concept in the matrix context. Indeed, what is the
matrix-expense for the two families for the first quarter? The idea is to add the threematrices above. It is easy to determine the total expenses for each family and each
item, then the answer is
So how do we add matrices? An approach is given by the above example. The answer
is to add entries one by one. For example, we have
Clearly, if you want to double a matrix, it is enough to add the matrix to itself. So we
have
which implies
This suggests the following rule
and for any number , we will have
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Let us summarize these two rules about matrices.
Addition of Matrices: In order to add two matrices, we add the entries one by
one.
Note: Matrices involved in the addition operation must have the same size.Multiplication of a Matrix by a Number: In order to multiply a matrix by a
number, you multiply every entry by the given number.
Keep in mind that we always write numbers to the left and matrices to the right (in the
case of multiplication).
What about subtracting two matrices? It is easy, since subtraction is a combination of
the two above rules. Indeed, ifMand Nare two matrices, then we will write
M-N= M+ (-1)N
So first, you multiply the matrix Nby -1, and then add the result to the matrix M.
Example. Consider the three matrices J, F, and M from above. Evaluate
Answer. We have
and since
we get
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To compute J-M, we note first that
Since J-M= J+ (-1)M, we get
And finally, forJ-F+2M, we have a choice. Here we would like to emphasize the fact
that addition of matrices may involve more than one matrix. In this case, you may
perform the calculations in any order. This is called associativity of the operations.So first we will take care of -Fand 2M to get
Since J-F+2M= J+ (-1)F+ 2M, we get
So first we will evaluate J-F to get
to which we add 2M, to finally obtain
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For the addition of matrices, one special matrix plays a role similar to the numberzero. Indeed, if we consider the matrix with all its entries equal to 0, then it is easy to
check that this matrix has behavior similar to the number zero. For example, we have
and
What about multiplying two matrices? Such operation exists but the calculations
involved are complicated. On the next page, we will discuss matrix multiplication.
Multiplication of Matrices
Before we give the formal definition of how to multiply two matrices, we will discussan example from a real life situation. Consider a city with two kinds of population: theinner city population and the suburb population. We assume that every year 40% of
the inner city population moves to the suburbs, while 30% of the suburb population
moves to the inner part of the city. Let I (resp. S) be the initial population of the inner
city (resp. the suburban area). So after one year, the population of the inner part is
0.6 I+ 0.3 S
while the population of the suburbs is
0.4 I+ 0.7 S
After two years, the population of the inner city is
0.6 (0.6 I+ 0.3 S) + 0.3 (0.4 I+ 0.7 S)
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and the suburban population is given by
0.4 (0.6 I+ 0.3 S) + 0.7(0.4 I+ 0.7 S)
Is there a nice way of representing the two populations after a certain number ofyears? Let us show how matrices may be helpful to answer this question. Let us
represent the two populations in one table (meaning a column object with two
entries):
So after one year the table which gives the two populations is
If we consider the following rule (the product of two matrices)
then the populations after one year are given by the formula
After two years the populations are
Combining this formula with the above result, we get
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In other words, we have
In fact, we do not need to have two matrices of the same size to multiply them.
Above, we did multiply a (2x2) matrix with a (2x1) matrix (which gave a (2x1)
matrix). In fact, the general rule says that in order to perform the multiplicationAB,
whereA is a (mxn) matrix andB a (kxl) matrix, then we must have n=k. The result
will be a (mxl) matrix. For example, we have
Remember that though we were able to perform the above multiplication, it is not
possible to perform the multiplication
So we have to be very careful about multiplying matrices. Sentences like "multiply
the two matricesA andB" do not make sense. You must know which of the twomatrices will be to the right (of your multiplication) and which one will be to the left;
in other words, we have to know whether we are asked to perform
or . Even if both multiplications do make sense (as in the case of square
matrices with the same size), we still have to be very careful. Indeed, consider the two
matrices
We have
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and
So what is the conclusion behind this example? The matrix multiplication is notcommutative, the order in which matrices are multiplied is important. In fact, this little
setback is a major problem in playing around with matrices. This is something that
you must always be careful with. Let us show you another setback. We have
the product of two non-zero matrices may be equal to the zero-matrix.
Algebraic Properties of Matrix Operations
In this page, we give some general results about the three operations: addition,
multiplication, and multiplication with numbers, called scalar multiplication.
From now on, we will not write (mxn) but mxn.
Properties involving Addition. LetA,B, and Cbe mxn matrices. We have
1.
A+B =B+A
2.(A+B)+C=A + (B+C)
3.
where is the mxn zero-matrix (all its entries are equal to 0);
4.
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if and only ifB = -A.
Properties involving Multiplication.
1.LetA,B, and Cbe three matrices. If you can perform the productsAB,
(AB)C,BC, andA(BC), then we have
(AB)C=A (BC)
Note, for example, that ifA is 2x3,B is 3x3, and Cis 3x1, then the above
products are possible (in this case, (AB)Cis 2x1 matrix).
2.
If and are numbers, andA is a matrix, then we have
3.
If is a number, andA andB are two matrices such that the product is
possible, then we have
4.
IfA is an nxm matrix and the mxk zero-matrix, then
Note that is the nxk zero-matrix. So if n is different from m, the two zero-matrices are different.
Properties involving Addition and Multiplication.
1.
LetA,B, and Cbe three matrices. If you can perform the appropriate products,
then we have
(A+B)C=AC+BC
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and
A(B+C) =AB +AC
2.
If and are numbers,A andB are matrices, then we have
and
Example. Consider the matrices
Evaluate (AB)CandA(BC). Check that you get the same matrix.
Answer. We have
so
On the other hand, we have
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so
Example. Consider the matrices
It is easy to check that
and
These two formulas are called linear combinations. More on linear combinations willbe discussed on a different page.
We have seen that matrix multiplication is different from normal multiplication(between numbers). Are there some similarities? For example, is there a matrix which
plays a similar role as the number 1? The answer is yes. Indeed, consider the nxn
matrix
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In particular, we have
The matrix In has similar behavior as the number 1. Indeed, for any nxn matrixA, wehave
A In = InA =A
The matrix In is called the Identity Matrix of order n.
Example. Consider the matrices
Then it is easy to check that
The identity matrix behaves like the number 1 not only among the matrices of the
form nxn. Indeed, for any nxm matrixA, we have
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In particular, we have
Invertible Matrices
Invertible matrices are very important in many areas of science. For example,decrypting a coded message uses invertible matrices (see the coding page). The
problem of finding the inverse of a matrix will be discussed in a different page
(clickhere).
Definition. An matrixA is called nonsingular orinvertible iff there exists
an matrixB such that
whereIn is the identity matrix. The matrix
Bis called the inverse matrix of
A.
Example. Let
One may easily check that
HenceA is invertible andB is its inverse.
Notation. A common notation for the inverse of a matrixA isA-1. So
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Example. Find the inverse of
Write
Since
we get
Easy algebraic manipulations give
or
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The inverse matrix is unique when it exists. So ifA is invertible, thenA-1 is also
invertible and
The following basic property is very important:
IfA andB are invertible matrices, then is also invertible and
Remark. In the definition of an invertible matrixA, we used both and to
be equal to the identity matrix. In fact, we need only one of the two. In other words,
for a matrixA, if there exists a matrixB such that , thenA is invertible
andB =A-1.
Special Matrices: Triangular, Symmetric,Diagonal
We have seen that a matrix is a block of entries or two dimensional data. The size of
the matrix is given by the number of rows and the number of columns. If the two
numbers are the same, we called such matrix a square matrix.
To square matrices we associate what we call the main diagonal (in short thediagonal). Indeed, consider the matrix
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Its diagonal is given by the numbers a and d. For the matrix
its diagonal consists ofa, e, and k. In general, ifA is a square matrix of order n and
ifaij is the number in the ith-row and jth-colum, then the diagonal is given by the
numbers aii, fori=1,..,n.
The diagonal of a square matrix helps define two type of matrices: upper-triangular and lower-triangular. Indeed, the diagonal subdivides the matrix into two
blocks: one above the diagonal and the other one below it. If the lower-block consists
of zeros, we call such a matrix upper-triangular. If the upper-block consists of zeros,
we call such a matrix lower-triangular. For example, the matrices
are upper-triangular, while the matrices
are lower-triangular. Now consider the two matrices
The matricesA andB are triangular. But there is something special about these two
matrices. Indeed, as you can see if you reflect the matrixA about the diagonal, you getthe matrixB. This operation is called the transpose operation. Indeed, letA be a nxm
matrix defined by the numbers aij, then the transpose ofA, denotedATis the mxn
matrix defined by the numbers bij where bij = aji. For example, for the matrix
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we have
Properties of the Transpose operation. IfX
andY
are mxn matrices andZ
is an nxkmatrix, then
1.
(X+Y)T= XT+ YT2.
(XZ)T= ZTXT
3.(XT)T= X
A symmetric matrix is a matrix equal to its transpose. So a symmetric matrix mustbe a square matrix. For example, the matrices
are symmetric matrices. In particular a symmetric matrix of order n, contains at
most different numbers.
A diagonal matrix is a symmetric matrix with all of its entries equal to zero exceptmay be the ones on the diagonal. So a diagonal matrix has at most n different
numbers. For example, the matrices
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are diagonal matrices. Identity matrices are examples of diagonal matrices. Diagonal
matrices play a crucial role in matrix theory. We will see this later on.
Example. Consider the diagonal matrix
Define the power-matrices ofA by
Find the power matrices ofA and then evaluate the matrices
forn=1,2,....
Answer. We have
and
By induction, one may easily show that
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for every natural numbern. Then we have
forn=1,2,..
Scalar Product. Consider the 3x1 matrices
The scalar product ofXand Y is defined by
In particular, we have
XTX= (a2 + b2 + c2). This is a 1 x 1 matrix .
Elementary Operations for Matrices
Elementary operations for matrices play a crucial role in finding the inverse or solvinglinear systems. They may also be used for other calculations. On this page, we will
discuss these type of operations. Before we define an elementary operation, recall thatto an nxm matrixA, we can associate n rows and m columns. For example, consider
the matrix
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Its rows are
Its columns are
Let us consider the matrix transpose ofA
Its rows are
As we can see, the transpose of the columns ofA are the rows ofAT. So the transpose
operation interchanges the rows and the columns of a matrix. Therefore many
techniques which are developed for rows may be easily translated to columns via the
transpose operation. Thus, we will only discuss elementary row operations, but thereader may easily adapt these to columns.
Elementary Row Operations.
1.Interchange two rows.
2.Multiply a row with a nonzero number.
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3.Add a row to another one multiplied by a number.
Definition. Two matrices are row equivalent if and only if one may be obtained from
the other one via elementary row operations.
Example. Show that the two matrices
are row equivalent.
Answer. We start with
A. If we keep the second row and add the first to the second,we get
We keep the first row. Then we subtract the first row from the second one multiplied
by 3. We get
We keep the first row and subtract the first row from the second one. We get
which is the matrixB. ThereforeA andB are row equivalent.
One powerful use of elementary operations consists in finding solutions to linearsystems and the inverse of a matrix. This happens via Echelon Form and Gauss-
Jordan Elimination. In order to appreciate these two techniques, we need to discusswhen a matrix is row elementary equivalent to a triangular matrix. Let us illustrate
this with an example.
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Example. Consider the matrix
First we will transform the first column via elementary row operations into one withthe top number equal to 1 and the bottom ones equal 0. Indeed, if we interchange the
first row with the last one, we get
Next, we keep the first and last rows. And we subtract the first one multiplied by 2
from the second one. We get
We are almost there. Looking at this matrix, we see that we can still take care of the 1
(from the last row) under the -2. Indeed, if we keep the first two rows and add thesecond one to the last one multiplied by 2, we get
We can't do more. Indeed, we stop the process whenever we have a matrix which
satisfies the following conditions
1.any row consisting of zeros is below any row that contains at least one nonzero
number;
2.the first (from left to right) nonzero entry of any row is to the left of the first
nonzero entry of any lower row.
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Now if we make sure that the first nonzero entry of every row is 1, we get a matrix
in row echelon form. For example, the matrix above is not in echelon form. But if we
divide the second row by -2, we get
This matrix is in echelon form.
Matrix Exponential
The matrix exponential plays an important role in solving system of linear differentialequations. On this page, we will define such an object and show its most important
properties. The natural way of defining the exponential of a matrix is to go back to the
exponential function ex and find a definition which is easy to extend to matrices.
Indeed, we know that the Taylor polynomials
converges pointwise to ex and uniformly wheneverx is bounded. These algebraic
polynomials may help us in defining the exponential of a matrix. Indeed, consider a
square matrixA and define the sequence of matrices
When n gets large, this sequence of matrices get closer and closer to a certain matrix.
This is not easy to show; it relies on the conclusion on ex above. We write this limitmatrix as eA. This notation is natural due to the properties of this matrix. Thus we
have the formula
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One may also write this in series notation as
At this point, the reader may feel a little lost about the definition above. To make this
stuff clearer, let us discuss an easy case: diagonal matrices.
Example. Consider the diagonal matrix
It is easy to check that
for . Hence we have
Using the above properties of the exponential function, we deduce that
Indeed, for a diagonal matrixA, eA can always be obtained by replacing the entriesofA (on the diagonal) by their exponentials. Now letB be a matrix similar toA. As
explained before, then there exists an invertible matrixPsuch that
B =P-1AP.
Moreover, we have
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Bn =P-1AnP
for , which implies
This clearly implies that
In fact, we have a more general conclusion. Indeed, letA andB be two square
matrices. Assume that . Then we have . Moreover, ifB =P-1AP,
then
eB =P-1eAP.
Example. Consider the matrix
This matrix is upper-triangular. Note that all the entries on the diagonal are 0. These
types of matrices have a nice property. Let us discuss this for this example. First, note
that
In this case, we have
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In general, letA be a square upper-triangular matrix of order n. Assume that all its
entries on the diagonal are equal to 0. Then we have
Such matrix is called a nilpotent matrix. In this case, we have
As we said before, the reasons for using the exponential notation for matrices reside in
the following properties:
Theorem. The following properties hold:
1.
;
2.ifA andB commute, meaningAB =BA, then we have
eA+B = eAeB;
3.for any matrixA, eA is invertible and