Differential Equations and Linear Algebra (4th Edition)

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Chapter 3 - Determinants - 3.2 Properties of Determinants - Problems - Page 221: 51

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Let $A$ be an $n \times n$ orthogonal matrix. Obtain $A^T=A^{-1}$ which gives us that $AA^T=I_n$ and then $\det(AA^T)=\det(I_n)$. According to P8, we have $\det(AA^T)=\det(A)\det(A^T)$ and by P4, $\det(A^T)=\det(A)$. As the result, $\det(AA^T)=\det(A)\det(A)=(\det(A))^2$ Since $\det(I_n)=1 \rightarrow (\det(A))^2=1\rightarrow \det (A)=\pm 1$
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