16.-Linear-Algebra-by-Kenneth-Hoffman · Problem 10.1.7
Bilinear Forms
Mathematics — Linear Algebra · degenerate-bilinear-form
Problem
Let f be the bilinear form defined in Exercise 6. Show that f is degenerate (not non-degenerate). Let V1 be the subspace of V consisting of the matrices of trace 0, and let f1 be the restriction of f to V1. Show that f1 is non-degenerate.