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I don't really know how to do this, so I hope someone can give some hints or briefly tell me what I should do.
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The discussion focuses on finding a basis for the subspace of 2x2 matrices, specifically using the equation involving the matrix multiplication of a general 2x2 matrix and a specific matrix. The participant suggests starting with the multiplication of the matrix \(\begin{pmatrix} a_{11} & a_{12} \\ a_{21} & a_{22} \end{pmatrix}\) and \(\begin{pmatrix} 1 & 0 \\ -1 & -1 \end{pmatrix}\) to derive four equations. The key question raised is whether these equations are independent and how many independent variables are necessary to express the others.
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I don't really know how to do this, so I hope someone can give some hints or briefly tell me what I should do.
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HallsofIvy
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Well, a good start is to write
[tex]\left[\begin{array}{cc}a_{11} & a_{12} \\ a_{21} & a_{22}\end{array}\right]\left[\begin{array}{cc}1 & 0 \\ -1 & -1\end{array}\right]= \left[\begin{array}{cc}-1 & 0 \\ 1 & 1 \end{array}\right][/tex]
Multiply them out and get 4 equations relating a11, a12, a21, and a22. Are those equations independent? If not how many "independent" variables do you have (in other words, how many must you know in order to be able to calculate the others?).
[tex]\left[\begin{array}{cc}a_{11} & a_{12} \\ a_{21} & a_{22}\end{array}\right]\left[\begin{array}{cc}1 & 0 \\ -1 & -1\end{array}\right]= \left[\begin{array}{cc}-1 & 0 \\ 1 & 1 \end{array}\right][/tex]
Multiply them out and get 4 equations relating a11, a12, a21, and a22. Are those equations independent? If not how many "independent" variables do you have (in other words, how many must you know in order to be able to calculate the others?).
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