PROBLEM SET V

DUE THURSDAY, 14 APRIL 2016

(1) Suppose a nonzero matrix such that for some 1, the matrix
is invertible. Prove that is invertible.
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(2) Compute
0 0 0
0 0 0
det ( 0 0 0 )


for any , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , R.
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(3) Compute
1 0 0 0 0 2
0 1 0 0 2 0
0 0 1 2 0 0)
det ( .
0 0 3 4 0 0
0 3 0 0 4 0
(3 0 0 0 0 4)
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(4) Suppose = (, )1, the matrix such that

{1 if = ;
{
{1 if = + 1;
, ={
{1
{ if = 1;
{0 otherwise.
Let be the determinant of and let be -th the Fibonacci number.
Show that = by proving satisfies the same recursion relation
= 1 + 2 as Fibonacci numbers.
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(5) (This ones a tough one!) Suppose 2.

(a) Fix vectors 1 , 2 , , 1 R . Show that there exists a unique
vector R such that for any R , one has
= det(1 , 2 , , 1 , ).
In this situation, we call the cross product of 1 , 2 , , 1 , and
we write
= 1 2 1 .
(Note that the cross product is a map (R )1 R ; it does not make
sense to speak of the cross product of fewer than 1 vectors!)
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(b) Show that, for any vectors 1 , 2 , , 1 R , one has

|1 2 1 | = det ,
where is the ( 1) ( 1) matrix whose (, )-th entry is .