Thread: Matrice Equation

Hello, I need to solve the following matrice equation. The known matrices are A & B.

AX + 3IX = B

If anyone could help me here I would appreciate it.

I figured it would look something like this, though I am not sure:











IF this is correct how would I count the inverse of 3I ? I would be the identity matrix of course, it is all 3 in a diagonal instead of 1?

Thanks in advance.

Originally Posted by Goldberg Variation

Hello, I need to solve the following matrice equation. The known matrices are A & B.

AX + 3IX = B

If anyone could help me here I would appreciate it.

I figured it would look something like this, though I am not sure:

You are incorrect at this point. You are multiplyin both sides by so it should be


But then you will have trouble with (since Ix= x).
Instead, write the equation as and multiply by the inverse of , not A.

Of course, A+ 3I is the matrix A with "3" added to each number on the main diagonal.

By the way, the English singular of "matrices" is "matrix", not "matrice".

IF this is correct how would I count the inverse of 3I ? I would be the identity matrix of course, it is all 3 in a diagonal instead of 1?

Thanks in advance.

...multiply by the inverse of ...

Of course, this only works if -3 is not an eigenvalue of A. Otherwise, said inverse does not exist! Do we know what A is?

Hello and thank you both for your replies.

HallsofIvy I am not sure I follow your steps you posted. On your last line of the equation do you break out the matrix X? If so why does it appear next to the matrix B on the right side of the equation?

Or if it was a typo I can see the answer of the equation I think. Then it would be:

Correct?

Oh and Ackbeet the known matrices are the ones I mentioned in my first post, matrix A and B. I just need to figure out the equation so I can solve matrix X.

Thanks in advance!

P.S Where can I find the MATH codes for specific functions and such like the inverse (power of -1). Tried search but nothing.

Type You can double-click the code to see how I did it. Use the caret symbol ^ to get exponents, and the underscore _ to get subscripts.

I think HallsofIvy assumed that X was a vector, instead of a matrix. The general method was fine, however. That is, you have







assuming -3 is not an eigenvalue of A, as I said before.

Thank you both HallsofIvy and Ackbeet for your answers. I get it now and can solve the X matrix now on my own.

P.S I didn't know you could double-click the MATH code to actually view the code. Really neat, thanks.

You're welcome. Have a good one!

Like your username, by the way. I'm partial to the Glenn Gould recording myself.