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c. If any two rows (or columns) are identical, det A = 0.
d. If A is triangular (all elements above the main diagonal equal to zero), A = a
11
⋅ a
22
⋅ K ⋅ a
nn
:
e. If to each element of a row or column there is added C times the corresponding element in another
row (or column), the value of the determinant is unchanged.
Matrices
Definition. A matrix is a rectangular array of numbers and is represented by a symbol A or [a
ij
]:
The numbers a
ij
are termed elements of the matrix; subscripts i and j identify the element as the number
in row
i and column j. The order of the matrix is m × n (“m by n”). When m = n, the matrix is square
and is said to be of order
n. For a square matrix of order n, the elements a
11
, a
22
, K, a
nn
constitute the
main diagonal.
Operations
Addition. Matrices A and B of the same order may be added by adding corresponding elements, i.e.,
A + B = [(a
ij
+ b
ij
)].
Scalar multiplication. If A = [a
ij
] and c is a constant (scalar), then cA = [ca
ij
], that is, every element
of
A is multiplied by c. In particular, (–1)A = – A = [– a
ij
], and A + (– A ) = 0, a matrix with all
elements equal to zero.
Multiplication of matrices. Matrices A and B may be multiplied only when they are conformable,
which means
that the number of columns of A equals the number of rows of B. Thus, if A is m ×
k and B is k × n, then the product C = AB exists as an m × n matrix with elements c
ij
equal to the
sum of products of elements in row
i of A and corresponding elements of column j of B:
For example, if
then element c
21
is the sum of products a
21
b
11
+ a
22
b
21
+ K + a
2k
b
k1
.
a
11
0 0 L 0
a
21
a
22
0 L 0
L L L LL
a
n1
a
n2
a
n3
L a
nn
A
a
11
a
12
L a
1n
a
21
a
22
L a
2n
L L L L
a
m1
a
m2
L a
mn
a
ij
[]= =
c
ij
a
il
b
lj
l 1=
k
∑
=
a
11
a
12
L a
1k
a
21
a
22
L a
2k
L L L L
a
m1
L L a
mk
b
11
b
12
L b
1n
b
21
b
22
L b
2n
L L L L
b
k1
b
k2
L b
kn
⋅
c
11
c
12
L c
1n
c
21
c
22
L c
2n
L L L
c
m1
c
m2
L c
mn
=