Elementary Linear Algebra 7th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1-13311-087-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-13311-087-3

Chapter 2 - Matrices - 2.1 Operations with Matrices - 2.1 Exercises - Page 50: 68

Answer

\begin{align*} \operatorname{Tr}(AB)&=\sum_{i=1}^n\left(\sum_{k=1}^na_{ik}b_{ki}\right)\\ &=\sum_{i=1}^n\left(\sum_{k=1}^nb_{ik}a_{ki}\right)\\ &=\operatorname{Tr}(BA). \end{align*}

Work Step by Step

\begin{align*} \operatorname{Tr}(AB)&=\sum_{i=1}^n\left(\sum_{k=1}^na_{ik}b_{ki}\right)\\ &=\sum_{i=1}^n\left(\sum_{k=1}^nb_{ik}a_{ki}\right)\\ &=\operatorname{Tr}(BA). \end{align*}
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