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#1 2015-01-03 19:04:59

Gate2015
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Matrix problems

plz solve left two question:

7. Show that if abab = aabb, then it must be that ab = ba.
8. Show that the matrix [1 2][2 1] * [3 2][1 2] does not equal [3 2][1 2] * [1 2][2 1] (It may be noted that matrices of integers are groups). This would mean that matrices are not abelian.

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#2 2015-01-03 19:20:36

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Re: Matrix problems

Hi;

For 8 why do you not multiply and find out?


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#3 2015-01-03 21:05:30

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Re: Matrix problems

hi Gate2015

Welcome to the forum.  smile

Q7.  Multiply both sides on the right by inverse b and then on the left by inverse a.

Bob


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#4 2015-01-03 22:44:05

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Re: Matrix problems

bob bundy wrote:

hi Gate2015

Welcome to the forum.  smile

Q7.  Multiply both sides on the right by inverse b and then on the left by inverse a.

Bob

Except the inverses might not exist.


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#5 2015-01-04 01:27:48

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Re: Matrix problems

hi Stefy,

Yes, I agree.  But how else to do this?

Bob


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#6 2015-01-04 04:29:21

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Re: Matrix problems

bob bundy wrote:

hi Stefy,

Yes, I agree.  But how else to do this?

Bob

There is no way to do it, because it isn't true.


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#7 2015-01-04 06:31:40

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Re: Matrix problems

What exactly are you saying is not true ?

If both inverses exist, then it is easy to prove.  So I'm guessing that you are saying that if one or more inverses don't exist then you can prove that ab ≠ ba.

Bob


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#8 2015-01-04 06:39:40

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Re: Matrix problems

I'm saying that if both matrices aren't invertible, then there are cases where ab≠ba. I am not saying it's always the case if at least matrix is singular, because it isn't case (any matrix, singular or not, commutes with the identity matrix).


“Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.
“Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
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#9 2015-01-04 07:09:43

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Re: Matrix problems

OK, but you ought to provide a counter example.  smile

Bob


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#10 2015-01-04 07:13:05

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Re: Matrix problems

Of course. We should consider:

Last edited by anonimnystefy (2015-01-04 07:13:31)


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#11 2015-01-04 20:48:38

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Re: Matrix problems

But is abab = aabb ?

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#12 2015-01-04 23:20:03

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Re: Matrix problems

Yep, it is.


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