Answers to Problems in Linear System Theory by Wilson Rugh
Answers to Problems in Linear System Theory by Wilson Rugh
CHAPTER 1
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Solution 1.1
(a) For k = 2, (A + B)2 = A 2 + AB + BA + B 2 . If AB = BA, then (A + B)2 = A 2 + 2AB + B 2 . In general if
AB = BA, then the k-fold product (A + B)k can be written as a sum of terms of the form A j B k−j , j = 0, . . . , k. The
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k
number of terms that can be written as A j B k−j is given by the binomial coefficient . Therefore AB = BA
j
implies
k
Σ
k j k−j
(A + B)k = AB
j
j =0
(b) Write
det [λ I − A (t)] = λn + an−1 (t)λn−1 + . . . + a 1 (t)λ + a 0 (t)
gm
for all t. Since a 0 (t) = det [−A (t)], a 0 (t) = det A (t). Assume ε > 0 is such that det A (t) ≥ ε for all t. Since
A (t) ≤ α we have aij (t) ≤ α, and thus there exists a γ such that a j (t) ≤ γ for all t. Then, for all t,
a 1 (t)I + . . . + A n−1 (t)
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A −1 (t) =
det A (t)
+ γ α + . . . + αn−1 ∆
_γ________________
.co
≤ =β
ε
Solution 1.2
(a) If λ is an eigenvalue of A, then recursive use of Ap = λp shows that λk is an eigenvalue of A k . However to
show multiplicities are preserved is more difficult, and apparently requires Jordan form, or at least results on
similarity to upper triangular form.
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(b) If λ is an eigenvalue of invertible A, then λ is nonzero and Ap = λp implies A −1 p = (1/ λ)p. As in (a),
addressing preservation of multiplicities is more difficult.
1 , . . . , λ__
(c) A T has eigenvalues λ__ n since det (λI − A ) = det (λI − A) = det (λI − A).
T T
(d) A H has eigenvalues λ1 , . . . , λn using (c) and the fact that the determinant (sum of products) of a conjugate is
the conjugate of the determinant. That is
_ _ ________
_
det (λ I − A H ) = det (λ I − A)H = det (λ I − A)
(e) α A has eigenvalues αλ1 , . . . , αλn since Ap = λp implies (α A)p = (αλ)p.
(f) Eigenvalues of A T A are not nicely related to eigenvalues of A. Consider the example
0 α 0 0
A= , ATA =
0 0 0 α
where the eigenvalues of A are both zero, and the eigenvalues of A T A are 0, α. (If A is symmetric, then (a)
applies.)
Solution 1.3
(a) If the eigenvalues of A are all zero, then det (λ I − A) = λn and the Cayley-Hamilton theorem shows that A is
nilpotent. On the other hand if one eigenvalue, say λ1 is nonzero, let p be a corresponding eigenvector. Then
A k p = λ k1 p ≠ 0 for all k ≥ 0, and A cannot be nilpotent. _
(b) Suppose Q is real and symmetric, and λ is an eigenvalue of Q. Then λ also _ _is_ an eigenvalue. From the
eigenvalue/eigenvector
_ equation Qp = λ p we get_ p H Qp = λ p H p. Also Qp = λ p, and _ transposing gives
p H Qp = λ p H p. Subtracting the two results gives (λ − λ)p H p = 0. Since p ≠ 0, this gives λ = λ, that is, λ is real.
(c) If A is upper triangular, then λ I − A is upper triangular. Recursive Laplace expansion of the determinant about
the first column gives
det (λ I − A) = (λ − a 11 ) . . . (λ − ann )
which implies the eigenvalues of A are the diagonal entries a 11 , . . . , ann .
Solution 1.4
(a)
0 0 1 0
A= implies A T A = implies A = 1
1 0 0 0
(b)
3 1 10 6
A= implies A T A =
1 3 6 10
Then
det (λI − A T A) = (λ − 16)(λ − 4)
which implies A = 4.
(c)
1−i 0 (1+i)(1−i) 0 2 0
A= implies A H A = =
0 1+i 0 (1−i)(1+i) 0 2
This gives A = √2 .
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Solution 1.6 By definition of the spectral norm, for any α ≠ 0 we can write
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A x
A = max A x = max
x = 1 x = 1 x
A α x
________ αA x
_________
= max = max
α x = 1 α x x = 1/α αx
Therefore
______
A x
A ≥
x
Solution 1.8 We use the following easily verified facts about partitioned vectors:
x1 x1 0
≥ x 1 , x 2 ; = x 1 , = x 2
x2 0 x2
Write
A 11 A 12 x1 A 11 x 1 + A 12 x 2
Ax = =
A 21 A 22 x2 A 21 x 1 + A 22 x 2
The other partitions are handled similarly. The last part is easy from the definition of induced norm. For example
if
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0 A 12
A=
0 0
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max x T A T A x = λmax (A T A)
x =1
Solution 1.12 Since A T A > 0 we have λi (A T A) > 0, i = 1, . . . , n, and (A T A)−1 > 0. Then by Exercise 1.11,
1
_________
A −1 2 = λmax ((A T A)−1 ) =
λmin (A T A)
n
Π λi (A T A) n −1
_[λ____________
T
__________________
i =1 max (A A)]
= ≤
λmin (A T A) . det (A T A) (det A)2
A 2(n−1)
_________
=
(det A)2
Therefore
A n−1
________
A −1 ≤
det A
Solution 1.13 Assume A ≠ 0, for the zero case is trivial. For any unity-norm x and y,
y T A x ≤ y T A x
Now let unity-norm xa be such that A xa = A , and let
Axa
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ya =
A
Therefore
max y T A x = A
x , y =1
Solution 1.14 The coefficients of the characteristic polynomial of a matrix are continuous functions of matrix
entries, since determinant is a continuous function of the entries (sum of products). Also the roots of a
polynomial are continuous functions of the coefficients. (A proof is given in Appendix A.4 of E.D. Sontag,
Mathematical Control Theory, Springer-Verlag, New York, 1990.) Since a composition of continuous functions
is a continuous function, the pointwise-in-t eigenvalues of A (t) are continuous in t.
This argument gives that the (nonnegative) eigenvalues of A T (t)A (t) are continuous in t. Then the maximum at
each t is continuous in t — plot two eigenvalues and consider their pointwise maximum to see this. Finally since
square root is a continuous function of nonnegative arguments, we conclude A (t) is continuous in t.
However for continuously-differentiable A (t), A (t) need not be continuously differentiable in t. Consider the
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