Exercise · ZW-CHOLESKY-FACTORIZATION-004 · ★☆☆ Basic

What is the element \(l_{11}\) of the Cholesky factor when \(a_{11}=9\)?

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  • C. 3

Explanation

Since \(l_{11}=\sqrt{a_{11}}\), we get \(\sqrt{9}=3\). The option of 9 forgets to take the root, and the option of 81 squares instead.

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The Cholesky factorization decomposes a symmetric positive definite matrix \(A\) as \(A = LL^{T}\), where \(L\) is lower triangular with positive diagonal.

\[A = LL^{T}, \; l_{jj} = \sqrt{a_{jj} - \sum_{k

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