Differential Equations and Linear Algebra (4th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Inner Product Spaces - 5.4 Least Squares Approximation - True-False Review - Page 375: f

Answer

True

Work Step by Step

The projection matrix is: $P = A(A^T A)^{−1}A^T$ If A is an invertible $m×n$ matrix then $A^T(A^T)^{-1}=I_n$ which is followed by the formula $A^{-1}=A^{-1}A=I_n$ Thus: $P = A(A^T A)^{−1}A^T=AA^{-1}A^T(A^T)^{-1}=I_n$ The statement is true
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