Proving false or true a matrix statement

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If $I$ is the $n$ x $n$ identity matrix, and $J$ is an $n$ x $n$ matrix consisting entirely of ones, then the matrix $A = I - fracJn+1$ is idempotent (ie $A^2$ = $A$)



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    If $I$ is the $n$ x $n$ identity matrix, and $J$ is an $n$ x $n$ matrix consisting entirely of ones, then the matrix $A = I - fracJn+1$ is idempotent (ie $A^2$ = $A$)



    I understand obviously what $I$ and $J$ are, my issue is with the $A = I - fracJn+1$



    I searched my textbook and found no reference to it.



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      If $I$ is the $n$ x $n$ identity matrix, and $J$ is an $n$ x $n$ matrix consisting entirely of ones, then the matrix $A = I - fracJn+1$ is idempotent (ie $A^2$ = $A$)



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      If $I$ is the $n$ x $n$ identity matrix, and $J$ is an $n$ x $n$ matrix consisting entirely of ones, then the matrix $A = I - fracJn+1$ is idempotent (ie $A^2$ = $A$)



      I understand obviously what $I$ and $J$ are, my issue is with the $A = I - fracJn+1$



      I searched my textbook and found no reference to it.



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          It is not hard to manually obtain $J^2=nJ$. Now it's just a matter of some matrix algebra:



          $$A^2=(I-frac1n+1J)^2=I^2-frac1n+1IJ-frac1n+1JI+frac1(n+1)^2J^2 = \
          = I - frac2n+1J + fracn(n+1)^2J = I + fracn-2(n+1)(n+1)^2J = \
          = I + frac-n-1(n+1)^2J = I - frac1n+1J = A$$






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            The expression $A = I - fracJn+1$ is matrix addition, where $fracJn+1$ represents scalar multiplication of the matrix $J$ by $frac1n+1$. Since the matrix $J$ consists completely of $1$s, each entry of the scaled matrix $fracJn+1$ is $frac1n+1$. Here is the matrix addition:



            $$ I - fracJn+1 =
            left[beginarraycccc
            1 & 0 & cdots & 0 \
            0 & 1 & cdots & 0 \
            vdots & vdots & ddots & vdots \
            0 & 0 & cdots & 1 \
            endarrayright]
            -
            left[beginarraycccc
            frac1n+1 & frac1n+1 & cdots & frac1n+1 \
            frac1n+1 & frac1n+1 & cdots & frac1n+1 \
            vdots & vdots & ddots & vdots \
            frac1n+1 & frac1n+1 & cdots & frac1n+1 \
            endarrayright]$$



            $$ implies A = left[beginarraycccc
            fracnn+1 & frac-1n+1 & cdots & frac-1n+1 \
            frac-1n+1 & fracnn+1 & cdots & frac-1n+1 \
            vdots & vdots & ddots & vdots \
            frac-1n+1 & frac-1n+1 & cdots & fracnn+1 \
            endarrayright] $$



            An interesting matrix. You could describe it by $A_ij=fracnn+1$ if $i=j$ and $A_ij=frac-1n+1$ if $ineq j$.






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              It is not hard to manually obtain $J^2=nJ$. Now it's just a matter of some matrix algebra:



              $$A^2=(I-frac1n+1J)^2=I^2-frac1n+1IJ-frac1n+1JI+frac1(n+1)^2J^2 = \
              = I - frac2n+1J + fracn(n+1)^2J = I + fracn-2(n+1)(n+1)^2J = \
              = I + frac-n-1(n+1)^2J = I - frac1n+1J = A$$






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                It is not hard to manually obtain $J^2=nJ$. Now it's just a matter of some matrix algebra:



                $$A^2=(I-frac1n+1J)^2=I^2-frac1n+1IJ-frac1n+1JI+frac1(n+1)^2J^2 = \
                = I - frac2n+1J + fracn(n+1)^2J = I + fracn-2(n+1)(n+1)^2J = \
                = I + frac-n-1(n+1)^2J = I - frac1n+1J = A$$






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                  It is not hard to manually obtain $J^2=nJ$. Now it's just a matter of some matrix algebra:



                  $$A^2=(I-frac1n+1J)^2=I^2-frac1n+1IJ-frac1n+1JI+frac1(n+1)^2J^2 = \
                  = I - frac2n+1J + fracn(n+1)^2J = I + fracn-2(n+1)(n+1)^2J = \
                  = I + frac-n-1(n+1)^2J = I - frac1n+1J = A$$






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                  It is not hard to manually obtain $J^2=nJ$. Now it's just a matter of some matrix algebra:



                  $$A^2=(I-frac1n+1J)^2=I^2-frac1n+1IJ-frac1n+1JI+frac1(n+1)^2J^2 = \
                  = I - frac2n+1J + fracn(n+1)^2J = I + fracn-2(n+1)(n+1)^2J = \
                  = I + frac-n-1(n+1)^2J = I - frac1n+1J = A$$







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                      The expression $A = I - fracJn+1$ is matrix addition, where $fracJn+1$ represents scalar multiplication of the matrix $J$ by $frac1n+1$. Since the matrix $J$ consists completely of $1$s, each entry of the scaled matrix $fracJn+1$ is $frac1n+1$. Here is the matrix addition:



                      $$ I - fracJn+1 =
                      left[beginarraycccc
                      1 & 0 & cdots & 0 \
                      0 & 1 & cdots & 0 \
                      vdots & vdots & ddots & vdots \
                      0 & 0 & cdots & 1 \
                      endarrayright]
                      -
                      left[beginarraycccc
                      frac1n+1 & frac1n+1 & cdots & frac1n+1 \
                      frac1n+1 & frac1n+1 & cdots & frac1n+1 \
                      vdots & vdots & ddots & vdots \
                      frac1n+1 & frac1n+1 & cdots & frac1n+1 \
                      endarrayright]$$



                      $$ implies A = left[beginarraycccc
                      fracnn+1 & frac-1n+1 & cdots & frac-1n+1 \
                      frac-1n+1 & fracnn+1 & cdots & frac-1n+1 \
                      vdots & vdots & ddots & vdots \
                      frac-1n+1 & frac-1n+1 & cdots & fracnn+1 \
                      endarrayright] $$



                      An interesting matrix. You could describe it by $A_ij=fracnn+1$ if $i=j$ and $A_ij=frac-1n+1$ if $ineq j$.






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                        The expression $A = I - fracJn+1$ is matrix addition, where $fracJn+1$ represents scalar multiplication of the matrix $J$ by $frac1n+1$. Since the matrix $J$ consists completely of $1$s, each entry of the scaled matrix $fracJn+1$ is $frac1n+1$. Here is the matrix addition:



                        $$ I - fracJn+1 =
                        left[beginarraycccc
                        1 & 0 & cdots & 0 \
                        0 & 1 & cdots & 0 \
                        vdots & vdots & ddots & vdots \
                        0 & 0 & cdots & 1 \
                        endarrayright]
                        -
                        left[beginarraycccc
                        frac1n+1 & frac1n+1 & cdots & frac1n+1 \
                        frac1n+1 & frac1n+1 & cdots & frac1n+1 \
                        vdots & vdots & ddots & vdots \
                        frac1n+1 & frac1n+1 & cdots & frac1n+1 \
                        endarrayright]$$



                        $$ implies A = left[beginarraycccc
                        fracnn+1 & frac-1n+1 & cdots & frac-1n+1 \
                        frac-1n+1 & fracnn+1 & cdots & frac-1n+1 \
                        vdots & vdots & ddots & vdots \
                        frac-1n+1 & frac-1n+1 & cdots & fracnn+1 \
                        endarrayright] $$



                        An interesting matrix. You could describe it by $A_ij=fracnn+1$ if $i=j$ and $A_ij=frac-1n+1$ if $ineq j$.






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                          The expression $A = I - fracJn+1$ is matrix addition, where $fracJn+1$ represents scalar multiplication of the matrix $J$ by $frac1n+1$. Since the matrix $J$ consists completely of $1$s, each entry of the scaled matrix $fracJn+1$ is $frac1n+1$. Here is the matrix addition:



                          $$ I - fracJn+1 =
                          left[beginarraycccc
                          1 & 0 & cdots & 0 \
                          0 & 1 & cdots & 0 \
                          vdots & vdots & ddots & vdots \
                          0 & 0 & cdots & 1 \
                          endarrayright]
                          -
                          left[beginarraycccc
                          frac1n+1 & frac1n+1 & cdots & frac1n+1 \
                          frac1n+1 & frac1n+1 & cdots & frac1n+1 \
                          vdots & vdots & ddots & vdots \
                          frac1n+1 & frac1n+1 & cdots & frac1n+1 \
                          endarrayright]$$



                          $$ implies A = left[beginarraycccc
                          fracnn+1 & frac-1n+1 & cdots & frac-1n+1 \
                          frac-1n+1 & fracnn+1 & cdots & frac-1n+1 \
                          vdots & vdots & ddots & vdots \
                          frac-1n+1 & frac-1n+1 & cdots & fracnn+1 \
                          endarrayright] $$



                          An interesting matrix. You could describe it by $A_ij=fracnn+1$ if $i=j$ and $A_ij=frac-1n+1$ if $ineq j$.






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                          The expression $A = I - fracJn+1$ is matrix addition, where $fracJn+1$ represents scalar multiplication of the matrix $J$ by $frac1n+1$. Since the matrix $J$ consists completely of $1$s, each entry of the scaled matrix $fracJn+1$ is $frac1n+1$. Here is the matrix addition:



                          $$ I - fracJn+1 =
                          left[beginarraycccc
                          1 & 0 & cdots & 0 \
                          0 & 1 & cdots & 0 \
                          vdots & vdots & ddots & vdots \
                          0 & 0 & cdots & 1 \
                          endarrayright]
                          -
                          left[beginarraycccc
                          frac1n+1 & frac1n+1 & cdots & frac1n+1 \
                          frac1n+1 & frac1n+1 & cdots & frac1n+1 \
                          vdots & vdots & ddots & vdots \
                          frac1n+1 & frac1n+1 & cdots & frac1n+1 \
                          endarrayright]$$



                          $$ implies A = left[beginarraycccc
                          fracnn+1 & frac-1n+1 & cdots & frac-1n+1 \
                          frac-1n+1 & fracnn+1 & cdots & frac-1n+1 \
                          vdots & vdots & ddots & vdots \
                          frac-1n+1 & frac-1n+1 & cdots & fracnn+1 \
                          endarrayright] $$



                          An interesting matrix. You could describe it by $A_ij=fracnn+1$ if $i=j$ and $A_ij=frac-1n+1$ if $ineq j$.







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