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What is the determinant of an idempotent matrix?
0 or 1
Is a singular matrix an indempotent matrix?
A singular matrix is a matrix that is not invertible. If a matrix is not invertible, then:• The determinant of the matrix is 0.• Any matrix multiplied by that matrix doesn't give the identity matrix.There are a lot of examples in which a singular matrix is an idempotent matrix. For instance:M =[1 1][0 0]Take the product of two M's to get the same M, the given!M x M = MSo yes, SOME singular matrices are idempotent matrices! How? Let's take a 2 by 2 identity matrix for instance.I =[1 0][0 1]I x I = I obviously.Then, that nonsingular matrix is also idempotent!Hope this helps!
Example for idempotent matrix?
1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
When is it important for a matrix to be square?
In the context of matrix algebra there are more operations that one can perform on a square matrix. For example you can talk about the inverse of a square matrix (or at least some square matrices) but not for non-square matrices.
What is a square matrix?
Square Matrix: When m=n (Here m=Rows and n=colums) are same is called square matrix. Ex. A=|Bij|
