Assignment 6

MA-504
Introduction to Linear Algebra
Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, 382424.
Note: =
Problem 1: : Let and be two matrix over . Then
a) ( + ) = +
b) () =
c) () =
d) () =
Problem 2: Let (). Prove that ( ) = ().
Problem 3 Let () such that () = . Then is invertible.

Problem 4: Let be an matrix over . Prove that det( ) = det

().
Problem 5: Let be an matrix over . Prove that if is an eigen value of , then is an eigen
value of .
Problem 6 : Let be a real symmetric matrix (that is = ). Prove that eigen values of are all
real.
Problem 7: Let (), such that = . If is an eigen vector of , then is also an eigen
vector of .
Problem 8 : Let (), such that = . Prove that every eigen value of is real.
Problem 9 : Let be a real skew symmetric matrix (that is = ). Prove that zero is an eigen
value of .