IMC 1995 · Problem 1

Day 110 points2nd IMC · Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Statement

Let XX be a nonsingular matrix with columns X1,X2,,XnX_1, X_2, \dots, X_n. Let YY be a matrix with columns X2,X3,,Xn,0X_2, X_3, \dots, X_n, 0. Show that the matrices A=YX1A = YX^{-1} and B=X1YB = X^{-1}Y have rank n1n-1 and have only 00's for eigenvalues.

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