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Monday, October 31, 2011

Matrix Multiplication is Associative

Showing (AB)C=A(BC) is relatively a simple matter using the super duper summation convention.
Firstly the ith row, jth column of a matrix A is designated by Aij, Aij or Aij. Matrix multiplication is then defined as [XY]ij=XikYkj where square brackets have been placed around XY to designate the ij element of the matrix XY. [(AB)C]ij=(AB)ikCkj=AilBlkCkj=Ail(BlkCkj)=Ail[BC]lj=[A(BC)]ij(AB)C=A(BC)

Sunday, October 30, 2011

Matrix Inverses are unique

Left Inverse = Right Inverse

Let A be an n×n matrix and AB=I, so that B=A1.
It follows that BA=I...
AB=IB(AB)=BI(BA)B=B(BA)=I

Inverses Are Unique

Suppose another inverse of A existed, C, so that AC=CA=I.
It follows that B=C=A1...
AB=IC(AB)=CI(CA)B=C(I)B=CB=C

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