The matrix S is said to be a square root of the matrix A if S2 =

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The matrix S is said to be a square root of the matrix A if S2 = A.
(a) Show that
The matrix S is said to be a square root

is a square root of the matrix

The matrix S is said to be a square root

Can you find another square root of A?
(b) Explain why only square matrices can have a square root.
(c) Find all real square roots of the 2 × 2 identity matrix

The matrix S is said to be a square root

(d) Does

The matrix S is said to be a square root

have a real square root?

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Applied Linear Algebra

ISBN: 978-0131473829

1st edition

Authors: Peter J. Olver, Cheri Shakiban

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