Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Adjoint Matrix
Adjoint Matrix
Area of Triangle
If (X1, y1), (X2, y2) and (x3, y3) are the vertices of a
triangle, then
X1 y1 1
1
Area of
triangle =2 *2 Y2 1
Y3 1
the co-factor of a, in the determinant|A |. Then the adjoint of A 2. adj A| =|A |"-, if| A | +0
is denoted by adj (A), is defined as the transpose of the co-factor 3. adj (AB) =
(adj B) (adj A)
matrix. If| A|=0, then (adj A) A
The
4. =A (adj A) =0
adjoint of a square matrix A is obtained by replacing 5. adj(adjA) =|A "-2.A
i, jjth element of A by the co-factor of the (j, i)th element in
6. aij (A) (adjA)
=
1
6. If|A-=|AF'=1A|=
A
then A* will also be a
It A is a symmetric matrix,
svmmetric matrix.
s.15 SINGULAR MATRIX
If A is a square matrix and |A| =0, then A is known as
singular matrix.
A l 37
eg, Let A=
2 6
|1 3 =6 -6 =0
and Al=|2 6
A is a singular matrix.
1 6 NON-SINGULAR MATRIX