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      • •Orthogonal projection
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        • •Solving linear systems in two variables using Cramer's rule
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      • •Definition of \(\mathbb{R}^n\)
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        • •Determinant using row echelon form
        • •Determinant using cofactors
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          • •Determinant of a \(4{\times}4\) matrix using row operations
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          • •Determinant of a \(3{\times}3\) matrix using expansion by minors
          • •Determinant of a \(3{\times}3\) matrix using the diagonal method
        • •Determinant of a \(2{\times}2\) matrix
        • •Area of a triangle using determinants
        • •Intuition: Determinants
      • •Diagonalization
      • ▸Eigenvalues and eigenvectors
        • •Power method
        • •Shifted inverse power method
        • •Finding the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of \(2{\times}2\) matrices
        • •Finding the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of \(3{\times}3\) matrices
        • •Finding the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of \(4{\times}4\) matrices
      • •Elementary matrices
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        • •Proof: Law of cosines using the dot product
        • •Proof: Rhombus diagonals are perpendicular bisectors (linear algebra)
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      • •Matrix inverses
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        • •Intuition: Matrix multiplication
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        • •Practice
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      • •Proof: Cauchy–Schwarz inequality
      • •Proof: Cross product distributes over addition
      • •Proof: Dot product formula
      • •Proof: Scalar multiplication is associative
      • •Proof: Vector addition is commutative and associative
      • ▸Proof the cross product is distributive
        • •Algebraic proof the cross product is distributive
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      • ▸Solving linear systems of equations
        • ▸Solving linear systems of equations using matrix inverses
          • •Solving linear systems of equations in two variables using matrix inverses
        • •Solving linear systems of equations in three variables using Gaussian elimination
        • •Consistency of a system of linear equations
      • •Gauss–Jordan elimination
      • •Solving linear systems of equations in two variables using Gauss–Jordan elimination
      • •Solving matrix equations
      • •Transpose and its properties
      • ▸Unit vectors
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        • •Proof: Vector projection formula
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      • •What is an orthogonal set?
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      • •Zero matrix
      • •William Rowan Hamilton
      • ▸Solving linear systems of equations in three variables
        • •Solving linear systems of equations in three variables (word problems)
        • •Solving linear systems of equations in three variables by elimination
        • •Solving linear systems of equations in three variables by substitution
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     › Linear algebra

    Matrix inverses

    First, students will learn how to find the inverse of \(2 \times 2\) and \(3 \times 3\) matrices using Gauss-Jordan elimination. After that, students will learn how to derive the following formula, for the inverse of \(2 \times 2\) matrices:

    $$\begin{bmatrix} a & b \\ c & d \end{bmatrix}^{-1} = \dfrac{1}{ad - bc} \begin{bmatrix} d & -b \\ -c & a \end{bmatrix}$$

    Watch these Eddie Woo videos, in order:

    • What is the Inverse of a Matrix?
    • Finding the Inverse of a 2x2 Matrix
    • Finding the Inverse of a 3x3 Matrix
    • Determining the Inverse of a Matrix Algebraically

    Lessons and practice problems