Differential Equations and Linear Algebra (4th Edition)

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Chapter 2 - Matrices and Systems of Linear Equations - 2.6 The Inverse of a Square Matrix - Problems - Page 178: 30

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The transpose of the given matrix is: $A^T=\frac{1}{1+x^2}\begin{bmatrix} 1& 2x &2x^2\\-2x &1-2x^2&2x\\2x^2 & -2x &1 \end{bmatrix}$ Find the product of matrix $A$ and its transpose: $A.A^T=\frac{1}{1+x^2}\begin{bmatrix} 1& -2x &2x^2\\2x &1-2x^2&-2x\\2x^2 & 2x &1 \end{bmatrix}\frac{1}{1+x^2}\begin{bmatrix} 1& 2x &2x^2\\-2x &1-2x^2&2x\\2x^2 & -2x &1 \end{bmatrix}\\ =\frac{1}{1+x^2}\frac{1}{1+x^2}\begin{bmatrix} 1& -2x &2x^2\\-2x &1-2x^2&-2x\\2x^2 & 2x &1 \end{bmatrix}\begin{bmatrix} 1& 2x &2x^2\\-2x &1-2x^2&2x\\2x^2 & -2x &1 \end{bmatrix}\\ =\frac{1}{1+x^2}\begin{bmatrix} 1+4x +4x^2 & 0 & 0\\0 &1+4x +4x^2&0\\0 & 0 &1+4X+4x^2 \end{bmatrix}\\ =\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 0 & 0\\0 &1&0\\0 & 0 &12 \end{bmatrix}$ We can see that $A^T$ is inverse of the matrix $A$. Hence, matrix $A$ is orthogonal.
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