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#1 2010-03-29 10:07:17
- GOKILL
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prove, about characteristic polynomial...
If
is a square matrix of order , then prove thatwith is the polynomial of order (teh greatest)
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#2 2010-03-29 14:12:55
- Ricky
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Re: prove, about characteristic polynomial...
Determinants are defined by induction. Good mathematics principle: Statements about things which are defined by induction are also proved by induction.
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