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So in this case, we are considering the matrix equation a times x equals zero.
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Now a is a matrix has n linear equations in n unknowns.
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So a is an n by n matrix.
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Okay, so that's good to know.
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A square matrix means that it's possible to attempt to take the inverse of that matrix.
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And we're told that it only has trivial solutions.
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Okay.
00:35
Well, if you go back to a theorem 1 .5 .3, let me just write this on here.
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Theorem 1 .5 .3 says if this equation a times x equals 0 only has a trivial solution, then it is invertible.
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So a is invertible.
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The inverse exists for this matrix.
01:01
So that's good to know.
01:04
And my question here is, can we prove that for any integer, positive integer k, that this equation, a to the k times x equals zero, also has only trivial solutions.
01:20
Well, yes, we can...