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pow:problem3f21 [2021/10/11 02:28] – created mazurpow:problem3f21 [2021/10/12 03:53] (current) mazur
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 +<box 80% round orange| Problem 3 (due Monday, October 11)>
 +
 +A student in a linear algebra class looks at her homework problem.
 +It says: Prove that the product $BA$ is the same for any $3\times 2$
 +matrix $A$ and $2\times 3$ matrix $B$ such that 
 +
 +\[AB=\begin{bmatrix}
 +3 &-1 & 0\\3 &-1 & 0\\-1 & 1 & \end{bmatrix}.\] 
 +
 +Unfortunately, the entry in the
 +lower right corner of $AB$ is missing. Find the missing entry and solve
 +the homework problem.
 +             
 +
 +
 +</box>
 +
 +The problem was solved by Ashton Keith, Maxwell T Meyers, and Pluto Wang. Our solution provides a good
 +illustration how to use some basic tools from linear algebra. The submitted solutions are more ad hoc.
 +For details see the following link {{:pow:2021fproblem3.pdf|Solution}}.
 +