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Solve C = AB + D for B.
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Start by rearranging:
AB + D = C
AB = C − D.
Now solve AB = E where E := C − D.
- If A is (square) invertible:
B = A^{-1}E = A^{-1}(C − D).
- If A is not invertible (or not square), let A^+ denote a left inverse or the Moore–Penrose pseudoinverse. A general solution is
B = A^+(C − D) + (I − A^+A)X,
where X is an arbitrary matrix of the same size as B. (I − A^+A) projects onto the nullspace of A, so the second term parameterizes the homogeneous solutions AB = 0.
- Equivalently, if N is any matrix whose columns span the nullspace of A, write
B = A^+(C − D) + N W
for arbitrary W (of appropriate size).
Note: A solution exists exactly when each column of C − D lies in the column space of A; the pseudoinverse formula gives the minimum-norm (least-squares) solution when an exact solution does not exist.
AB + D = C
AB = C − D.
Now solve AB = E where E := C − D.
- If A is (square) invertible:
B = A^{-1}E = A^{-1}(C − D).
- If A is not invertible (or not square), let A^+ denote a left inverse or the Moore–Penrose pseudoinverse. A general solution is
B = A^+(C − D) + (I − A^+A)X,
where X is an arbitrary matrix of the same size as B. (I − A^+A) projects onto the nullspace of A, so the second term parameterizes the homogeneous solutions AB = 0.
- Equivalently, if N is any matrix whose columns span the nullspace of A, write
B = A^+(C − D) + N W
for arbitrary W (of appropriate size).
Note: A solution exists exactly when each column of C − D lies in the column space of A; the pseudoinverse formula gives the minimum-norm (least-squares) solution when an exact solution does not exist.
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