On the square root of a matrix

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Sambasiva Rao Siginam
SVS Group of Institutions, School of Engineering, Bheemaram, Warangal, Andhra Pradesh, India.

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In this paper we present an explicit formula to nd a square root
of certain class of matrices using Cayley-Hamiliton Theorem. Our formula extend and generalize the corresponding approach for 2 x 2 matrix. Also, some examples are given in support of our method

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Siginam, S. R. (2014). On the square root of a matrix. Journal of Global Research in Mathematical Archives(JGRMA), 1(11), 30–33. Retrieved from https://jgrma.com/index.php/jgrma/article/view/108
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Vol. 1 No. 11 (2013): November-2013
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Sambasiva Rao Siginam, SVS Group of Institutions, School of Engineering, Bheemaram, Warangal, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Assistant Professor,

Department of Humanities and Basic Sciences,

SVS Group of Institutions,

School of Engineering,

Warangal-506015.

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