Mathematics for Economists

(Greg DeLong) #1

Constrained positive deÖnite matrixes


But we should also check another determinant asnp=2. Deleting the
last row and column

det

0


@


0 2 /


p
3 2 /

p
3
2 /

p
3 . 1 /

p
3 1/

p
3
2 /

p
3 1/

p
3 1 /

p
3

1


A=^16


9


p
3

Which is still good for the maximum as the sign is alternating.
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