An nxn matrix A is nonsingular if and only if... | ||
1 | There is a matrix B such that AB=BA=I
[this is the definition of having an inverse] |
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2 | A is row-equivalent to I
[i.e. a finite number of elementary row operations will reduce A to I.] |
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3 | The only nx1 matrix X
such that AX=0 is X=0 (i.e. the linear
system AX=0 has only the trivial solution). |
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The null space of A is {0}. |
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For all nx1 matrices B, AX=B has at least one solution. |
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For all nx1 matrices B, AX=B has at most one solution. |
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det(A) is nonzero. |
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The columns of A span Rn. |
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The columns of A are linearly independent. |
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The rows of A are linearly independent. |
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A has rank n. |
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A has nullity 0. |
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A has no zero eigenvalue. |
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... many other equivalent properties ... |
A student view of the Mega-theorem.