grandes-ecoles 2015 Q6c

grandes-ecoles · France · x-ens-maths__pc Matrices Matrix Norm, Convergence, and Inequality
In this part, we consider two real symmetric matrices $A, B \in \mathcal{S}_{n}(\mathbb{R})$ and their sum $C = A + B$. We denote by $a = s^{\downarrow}(A)$, $b = s^{\downarrow}(B)$ and $c = s^{\downarrow}(C)$.
Show that $a_{n} + b_{n} \leqslant c_{n}$.
In this part, we consider two real symmetric matrices $A, B \in \mathcal{S}_{n}(\mathbb{R})$ and their sum $C = A + B$. We denote by $a = s^{\downarrow}(A)$, $b = s^{\downarrow}(B)$ and $c = s^{\downarrow}(C)$.

Show that $a_{n} + b_{n} \leqslant c_{n}$.