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0 marksMathematics › Matrices, determinants and linear systems › Matrix identities and Cayley-HamiltonHardabout 3 min

DSE 2016 Question 14: Matrices, determinants and linear systems

If XXX is an n×nn\times nn×n non-singular matrix, such that XXT=XTXXX^{T}=X^{T}XXXT=XTX (XTX^{T}XT denotes the transpose of XXX). Let Y=X−1XTY=X^{-1}X^{T}Y=X−1XT where X−1X^{-1}X−1 denotes the inverse of XXX. Then YYTYY^{T}YYT is equal to

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If X is an n× n non-singular matrix, such that XXᵀ=XᵀX (Xᵀ denotes the transpose of X). Let Y=X⁻¹Xᵀ where X⁻¹ denotes the inverse of X. Then YYᵀ is equal to (A) I+Y (I is the identity matrix) (B) I (C) Y⁻¹ (D) Yᵀ

Also written as: If X is an n* n non-singular matrix, such that XX^T=X^TX (X^T denotes the transpose of X). Let Y=X^(-1)X^T where X^(-1) denotes the inverse of X. Then YY^T is equal to

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This question is on Matrix identities and Cayley-Hamilton, part of Matrices, determinants and linear systems in Mathematics.

Algebraic results about matrix powers, polynomials and special classes.

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