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idempotent matrices

Source: LIMIT 2019 CCS2 P9

April 28, 2021
Matriceslinear algebramatrix

Problem Statement

PAn(R)={Mn×nM2=M}P\in A_n(\mathbb R)=\{M_{n\times n}|M^2=M\}. Which of the following are true? <spanclass=latexbold>(A)</span> PT=P,PAn(R)<span class='latex-bold'>(A)</span>~P^T=P,\forall P\in A_n(\mathbb R) <spanclass=latexbold>(B)</span> P0,PAn(R) with tr(P)=0<span class='latex-bold'>(B)</span>~\exists P\ne0,P\in A_n(\mathbb R)\text{ with }\operatorname{tr}(P)=0 <spanclass=latexbold>(C)</span> Xn×r such that Px=X for r=rank(P)<span class='latex-bold'>(C)</span>~\exists X_{n\times r}\text{ such that }Px=X\text{ for }r=\operatorname{rank}(P)