Elementary Linear Algebra 7th Edition

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ISBN 10: 1-13311-087-8
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Chapter 3 - Determinants - 3.3 Properties of Determinants - 3.3 Exercises - Page 127: 74

Answer

The matrix $A$ is orthogonal.

Work Step by Step

Let the matrix be $A=\left[\begin{array}{cc} 1/\sqrt 2&-1/\sqrt 2\\ -1/\sqrt 2&-1/\sqrt 2 \end{array}\right]$ Then: $|A|=-1$ We have: $A^{T}=\left[\begin{array}{cc} 1/\sqrt 2&-1/\sqrt 2\\ -1/\sqrt 2&-1/\sqrt 2 \end{array}\right]$ and $A^{-1}= (-1)* \left[\begin{array}{cc} -1/\sqrt 2&1/\sqrt 2\\ 1/\sqrt 2&1/\sqrt 2 \end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{cc} 1/\sqrt 2&-1/\sqrt 2\\ -1/\sqrt 2&-1/\sqrt 2 \end{array}\right] = A^{T}$ Thus the matrix $A$ is orthogonal.
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