Is AX = Y Possible with a Positive Definite A ?
- Award ID(s):
- 2452084
- PAR ID:
- 10675061
- Publisher / Repository:
- MAA / Taylor & Francis
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- The American Mathematical Monthly
- Volume:
- 133
- Issue:
- 1
- ISSN:
- 0002-9890
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 73 to 73
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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