4. : Show that the matrix
302
923
621
A
is a periodic matrix with period 2.
Solution: Consider
302
923
621
302
923
621
2A
9012004602
2718180461863
181860421261
344
9109
665
THEN WE SAY THAT A IS PERODIC
MATRIX OF PERIOD K
5. EXAMPLE OF PERIODIC MATRIX OF PERIOD
2
Now consider,
302
923
621
344
9109
665
A2A3A
936240886124
2790540201818309
1854300121012185
A
302
923
621
Since A3 = A hence A is a periodic matrix with period 2.
6. IDEMPOTENT MATRIX
A square matrix is called idempotent if it holds 𝑨 𝟐 = 𝑨
Example
Show that
321
431
422
A is an Idempotent matrix.
Solution: Consider
321
431
422
321
431
422
2A
984662322
12124892432
1288864424
321
431
422
= A
Since A2 = A, the given matrix A is an Idempotent Matrix.
7. NILPOTENT
MATRIX
A SQUARE MATRIX IS CALLED NILPOTENTIF 𝑨 𝒏 = 𝟎 IF
𝐧 𝐈𝐒 𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐆𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐍 𝐀 𝐈𝐒 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐃 𝐍𝐈𝐋𝐏𝐎𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐗 𝐧
IF A IS NILPOTENT MATRIX OF ANY INDEX THEN ITS DETERMINANT IS ZERO.
EXAMPLE: Show that
431
431
431
is nilpotent.
Solution: Let
431
431
431
A
431
431
431
431
431
431
AA2A
O
000
000
000
161241293431
161241293431
161241293431
Thus given matrix is nilpotent of index 2.
REMARK: You may observe that | A | = 0.
8. INVOLUTORY MATRIX
A square matrix is said to be involutory matrix if 𝑨 𝟐=I
Example : Show that
433
434
110
A
is Involutory.
Solution: Consider
16123129312120
16124129412120
440330340
433
434
110
433
434
110
2A
I
100
010
001
Since, A2
= I, hence A is an Involutory matrix.
REMARK: If A is Involutory then A2
= I A A = I. Pre-multiplying both sides by A-1
,
we get: A-1
(A.A) = A-1
. I (A-1
A) . A = A-1
IA = A-1
A = A-1
.
This shows that if A is an involutory matrix, it is equal to its inverse
11. PROPERTIES OF TRANSPOSE MATRICES
If matrices A and B are conformable for the sum A ± B and the product AB, then
(a) (A ± B)T
= AT
± BT
(b) AA
TT
(c) (kA)T
= k AT
, k being scalar
(d)(AB)T
= BT
.AT
Corollary: (ABC)T = CT BTAT.
12. SYMETRIC AND SKEW-SYMMETRIC
MATRICES
Let Abe a square matrix 𝐀𝐭 = 𝐀 then A is called symmetric matrix and if 𝐀𝐭 =
− 𝐀 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐀 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐰 𝐬𝐲𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜.
For example, matrices
101312
1369
1294
and
052
5-07-
2-70
respectively are symmetric and
skew-symmetric matrices.
13. THEOREM 01
If A is square matrix, prove that A + AT is symmetric and A – AT is a skew-symmetric matrix.
Proof: Let C = A + AT then:
C T = (A + AT )T = AT + (AT )T = AT + A = A + AT = C.
Since CT = C, hence C is symmetric. But C = A + AT, hence A + AT is symmetric.
Now let D = A – AT then, DT =(A – AT )T = AT - (AT )T = AT - A = -(A – AT ) = - D.
Since DT= -D, hence D is skew-symmetric. But D = A – AT, hence A – AT is skew-symmetric.
14. THEOREM 02
If A is skew-symmetric matrix, then its diagonal elements are zero.
Proof: Given that A is a skew-symmetric matrix, hence AT = - A. This implies that
aij = - aij for all i, j. This must be true for the diagonal elements as well. Thus, aii = - aii or aii + aii = 0 or
2 aii = 0 aii = 0. This proves that for a skew-symmetric matrix A the diagonal elements are zero.
15. THEOREM 03
If A and B are two symmetric matrices then (AB)T = A B if and only if they commute.
Proof: Given that A and B are symmetric matrices, that is, AT = A and BT = B.
Now let us assume that A and B commute, that is;
A B = B A (1)
Then by definition, (A B)T = BT AT = B A [ Note: AT = A and BT = B]
= A B [By equation (1)]
Thus, (A B)T = A B.
This proves that AB is symmetric.
Now let us assume that AB is symmetric, i.e. (AB)T = A B.
BT AT = A B
B A = A B [Note: AT = A and BT = B]
This shows that A and B commute.
17. EXAMPLE
Write the following matrix as sum of symmetric and skew-symmetric matrices.
361
352
421
A
Solution: Given
361
352
421
A
334
652
121
A T
693
9100
302
AA T
(1)
035
304
540
AAand T
(2)
Adding (1) and (2), we get:
035
304
540
693
9100
302
A2
matrixsymmetricSkewmatrixSymmetric
02/32/5
2/302
2/520
32/92/3
2/950
2/301
A
18. CONJUGATE MATRICES
A complex matrix obtained by replacing its complex elements by their corresponding
complex conjugates is called the conjugate and is denoted by A For example, if
i370i34
8i40
i54i32
A
i370i34
8i40
i54i32
A
is the conjugate matrix of A.
22. ORTHOGONAL MATRIX
A square matrix A is said to be orthogonal if AT A = I = AAT
Show that the matrix below is orthogonal.
cosθ0sinθ
010
sinθ0θcos
Solution: By definition consider,
θcos0θsin-
010
θsin0θcos
θcos0θsin
010
θsin-0θcos
TAA
I
100
010
001
θ2sinθ2cos0sinθcosθsinθcosθ
010
sinθcosθsinθcosθ0θ2sinθ2cos
Similarly we can show that AT
A = I. Hence given matrix is orthogonal.
24. THEOREM ON ORTHOGONALITY
If A and B are orthogonal matrices, then AB and BA are also orthogonal matrices.
Proof: Since A and B are orthogonal matrices, we have, AAT = I and BBT = I. We have to prove that AB
and BA are also orthogonal.
Consider, (AB)(AB)T = AB. BT AT = A (B BT )AT = A(I) AT = AAT = I
AB is orthogonal.
Similarly, consider (BA)(BA)T = BA. AT BT = B (AAT )BT = B(I) BT = B BT = I
BA is orthogonal.