College Algebra (6th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32178-228-3
ISBN 13: 978-0-32178-228-1

Chapter 6 - Matrices and Determinants - Exercise Set 6.3 - Page 627: 82

Answer

The resulting matrix will have all zeros outside the diagonal, and on the diagonal, the squares of the corresponding elements

Work Step by Step

Let A be a 2$\times$2 such matrix, $A=\left[\begin{array}{ll} a & 0\\ 0 & b \end{array}\right]$ $AA=\left[\begin{array}{ll} a & 0\\ 0 & b \end{array}\right]\left[\begin{array}{ll} a & 0\\ 0 & b \end{array}\right]$ $=\left[\begin{array}{ll} a^{2}+0 & 0+0\\ 0+0 & 0+b^{2} \end{array}\right]$=$\left[\begin{array}{ll} a^{2} & 0\\ 0 & b^{2} \end{array}\right]$ Let A be a $3\times 3$ such matrix, $A=\left[\begin{array}{lll} a & 0 & 0\\ 0 & b & 0\\ 0 & 0 & c \end{array}\right]$ $AA=\left[\begin{array}{lll} a & 0 & 0\\ 0 & b & 0\\ 0 & 0 & c \end{array}\right]\left[\begin{array}{lll} a & 0 & 0\\ 0 & b & 0\\ 0 & 0 & c \end{array}\right]$ $=\left[\begin{array}{lll} a^{2} & 0 & 0\\ 0 & b^{2} & 0\\ 0 & 0 & c^{2} \end{array}\right]$ Conjecture: The resulting matrix will have all zeros outside the diagonal, and on the diagonal, the squares of the corresponding elements.
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