Exercise 1.1.22

Show that this formula (∗∗) (Exercise 1.1.21) breaks down if [ b d ] = m [ a c ] : dependent columns.

Answers

If we have

[b d ] = m [a c ],

then ad bc = amc mac = 0, i.e. the inversion of 2 × 2 matrix doesn’t exist.

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2020-03-20 00:00
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