Temple University Department of Economics Economics 615 Linear Algebra 1. Given the transformation equations![]()
a. Evaluate the Jacobian![]()
b. Also evaluate![]()
by solving the transformation equations for Y1 and Y2.
c. Show that the absolute value of K* is equal to the inverse of the absolute
value of J.
2. a. Find the characteristic roots of each of the following matrices:
b. Use a0, a1 and b0, b1 to denote the roots
of A and B, respectively. Calculate a0 x a1 x b0 x b1.
c. Now find the characteristic roots of A'B, AB' and AB. There are two roots for each
matrix.
d. For each of the matrices in part c, multiply the pair of roots. What is the
relationship between these products and that in part b?