Matrices 2
Matrices 2
A invertible ⇔ An invertible ?
1 2 0
Exercise 3 Let A = 0 1 3 .
0 0 1
1. Compute (A − I)n for all n ⩾ 1.
2. Deduce An for all n ⩾ 1.
3. Show that A is invertible and give A−1 .
0 1 1
Exercise 4 Let A = 1 0 1 .
1 1 0
1. Find two real numbers α and β such that A2 = αI3 + βA.
2. Deduce that A is invertible and give its inverse.
3. Retrieve the inverse of A using RREF.
0 0 0
Exercise 5 Let A = −2 1 −1.
2 0 2
1. Compute A3 − 3A2 + 2A.
2. What is the remainder of the Euclidean division of X n by X 3 − 3X 2 + 2X ?
3. Compute An for n ∈ N. Is A invertible ?
Exercise 6 A matrix A is said to be nilpotent if there exists a positive integer p such that
Ap = 0. Let A, B ∈ Mn (R) be two nilpotent matrices verifying AB = BA.
1. Show that AB and A + B are nilpotent.
2. Show that In − A is invertible and give its inverse.
1
Exercise 7 Let A, B ∈ Mn (R).
1. Suppose Tr(AAT ) = 0. What can we say about A ?
2. Show that if ∀X ∈ Mn (R), Tr(AX) = Tr(BX), then A = B.
form a basis of R3 .
2. Determine the matrix representing f with respect to this basis.
Exercise 11 Let (v1 , v2 , v3 ) be a basis of R3 . Let ϕ be the linear map defined by ϕ(v1 ) = v3 ,
ϕ(v2 ) = −v1 + v2 + v3 and ϕ(v3 ) = v3 .
1. Give the matrix A representing ϕ in the basis (v1 , v2 , v3 ). Determine Ker(ϕ).
2. Set w1 = v1 − v3 , w2 = v1 − v2 , w3 = −v1 + v2 + v3 . Write v1 , v2 , v3 in terms of w1 , w2 , w3 .
Is (w1 , w2 , w3 ) a basis of R3 ?
3. Write ϕ(w1 ), ϕ(w2 ), ϕ(w3 ) in terms of w1 , w2 , w3 . Give the matrix B representing ϕ in
the basis (w1 , w2 , w3 ). What can we deduce about ϕ ?
1 1 −1
4. Set P = 0 −1 1 . Verify that P is invertible and compute P −1 . What is the
−1 0 1
relation between A, B, P and P −1 ?
Exercise 12 Let f be the endomorphism of R2 represented in the standard basis by the matrix
2
2 3
A= .
− 52 − 23
−2 −2
Set v1 = and v2 = .
3 5
1. Show that B ′ = (v1 , v2 ) is a basis of R2 and determine M(f, B ′ ).
2
2. Compute An for n ∈ N.
Exercise 14 [Final Exam 2022] Let A and B be two square matrices of size n that satisfy :
for any square matrix M of size n, we have AM B = 0. Prove that A = 0 or B = 0.
Exercise 16 Compute, if possible, the inverse matrix of each of the following matrices :
0 1 1 1
1 2 1
1 2 a b 1 0 1 1
; ; 1 2 −1 ; .
−1 3 c d 1 1 0 1
−2 −2 −1
1 1 1 0
1 t1 t21 . . . t1n−1
1 t2 t22 . . . t2n−1 Y
= (tj − ti ).
... ... ... ... ...
1⩽i<j⩽n
1 tn t2n . . . tnn−1
Exercise 19 Let n be a positive integer. We suppose that there exist two automorphisms f
and g of Rn such that
f ◦ g + g ◦ f = 0.
Prove that n is even.