Linear Algebra and Its Applications · Problem 1.4.12

Matrices and Gaussian Elimination — Gilbert Strang

Mathematics · matrix-notation-and-multiplication

Problem

The product of two lower triangular matrices is again lower triangular (all its entries above the main diagonal are zero). Confirm this with a 3 by 3 example, and then explain how it follows from the laws of matrix multiplication.

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