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A square matrix is lower triangular if every entry above the diagonal is 0.
a. Give an example of a 3x3 lower triangular matrix.
b. Using your example from part (a), show that the determinant of a lower triangular matrix is the product of the entries on the diagonal.
c. Show algebraically that the determinant of a 2x2 lower triangular matrix will always be the product of the entries on the diagonal.

Answer by venugopalramana(3286) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a. Give an example of a 3x3 lower triangular matrix.
(A)=
b. Using your example from part (a), show that the determinant of a lower triangular matrix is the product of the entries on the diagonal.
|A|=1(3*2-0*1)-0+0 =6
PRODUCT OF DIAGONAL ELEMENTS =1*3*2=6 =|A|
c. Show algebraically that the determinant of a 2x2 lower triangular matrix will always be the product of the entries on the diagonal.
LET (B) =
|B|= a*c-0*b=ac
PRODUCT OF DIAGONAL ELEMENTS =a*c = ac =|B|

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