(a) How many entries of A can be chosen independently, if A = {A}^{T} is 5 by 5?
(b) How do L and D (still 5 by 5) give the same number of choices in LD{L}^{T}?
(c) How many entries can be chosen if A is skew-symmetric? ({A}^{T} = -A).
(a) How many entries of A can be chosen independently, if A = {A}^{T} is 5 by 5?
(b) How do L and D (still 5 by 5) give the same number of choices in LD{L}^{T}?
(c) How many entries can be chosen if A is skew-symmetric? ({A}^{T} = -A).
(a) 5+4+3+2+1 = 15 independent entries if A = {A}^{T}
(b) L has 10 and D has 5; total 15 in LD{L}^{T}
(c) Zero diagonal if {A}^{T} = -A, leaving 4+3+2+1 = 10 choices.