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Transposed matrix
What is the transpose of the matrix $A=\left( \begin{array}{ccc} 1 & 8 & 1 \ 2 & 7 & 0 \ 0 & 5 & 3 \end{array} \right)$?
Let's swap rows with columns in order:
$$A^t=\left( \begin{array}{ccc} 1 & 2 & 0 \\ 8 & 7 & 5 \\ 1 & 0 & 3 \end{array} \right)$$
$$A^t=\left( \begin{array}{ccc} 1 & 2 & 0 \\ 8 & 7 & 5 \\ 1 & 0 & 3 \end{array} \right)$$
If $B^t=\left( \begin{array}{cccc} 1 & 3 & 5 & 6 \ 0 & 1 & 0 & 2 \ 0 & 5 & 4 & 1 \end{array} \right)$
calculate the original matrix $B$.
Now we just have to swap rows with columns again:
$$B=\left( \begin{array}{ccc} 1 & 0 & 0 \\ 3 & 1 & 5 \\ 5 & 0 & 4 \\ 6 & 2 & 1 \end{array} \right)$$
If we now calculate the transpose of this matrix we see that it is $B^t$.
$$B=\left( \begin{array}{ccc} 1 & 0 & 0 \\ 3 & 1 & 5 \\ 5 & 0 & 4 \\ 6 & 2 & 1 \end{array} \right)$$