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EXERCISES

  1. (10) Let

    \begin{displaymath}
A = \left(
\begin{array}{ccc}
-1 & 2 & 3 \\
0 & 2 & 1 \\
1 & -2 & 2
\end{array}\right)
\end{displaymath}

    1. Calculate the determinant of $A$.
    2. Calculate the trace of $A$.
    3. Calculate the rank of $A$.
    4. What is the rank of $A^T$.

  2. (10) Let

    \begin{displaymath}
B = \left(
\begin{array}{cc}
5 & -3 \\
-3 & 2
\end{array}\right)
\end{displaymath}

    Calculate the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of $B$.



Henry Wolkowicz
2002-12-31