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A Detailed Step-By-Step Procedure on Finding the Square Root of a 4 × 4 Positive Definite Symmetric Matrix for Engineering Applications

KNV CHANDRASEKHAR

Abstract


The main focus of this study is to present a detailed step by step procedure to determine the square root of a symmetric positive definite non-singular matrix. The procedure involved four steps which are Gram–Schmidt orthogonalization, Schur form, U matrix, and square root of matrix, which are discussed in this study. Few examples are solved to learn and practice. Necessary checks were performed, and the results show that the square root matrix is correct.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.37628/jsmfe.v4i1.640

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