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How is the following property true? Let $I$ be the identity matrix and $A$, $B$ be appropriately sized real matrices. Then
$$I otimes left(left( I otimes Aright) B right) = left( I otimes I otimes A right)left( I otimes Bright).$$
I think I'm missing something basic about the Kronecker product.










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    How is the following property true? Let $I$ be the identity matrix and $A$, $B$ be appropriately sized real matrices. Then
    $$I otimes left(left( I otimes Aright) B right) = left( I otimes I otimes A right)left( I otimes Bright).$$
    I think I'm missing something basic about the Kronecker product.










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      How is the following property true? Let $I$ be the identity matrix and $A$, $B$ be appropriately sized real matrices. Then
      $$I otimes left(left( I otimes Aright) B right) = left( I otimes I otimes A right)left( I otimes Bright).$$
      I think I'm missing something basic about the Kronecker product.










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      How is the following property true? Let $I$ be the identity matrix and $A$, $B$ be appropriately sized real matrices. Then
      $$I otimes left(left( I otimes Aright) B right) = left( I otimes I otimes A right)left( I otimes Bright).$$
      I think I'm missing something basic about the Kronecker product.







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          The kronecker product is associative, so
          $(Aotimes B)otimes C=Aotimes(Botimes C)$ and use that $(AB)otimes(CD)=(Aotimes C)(Botimes D)$. Now, you can just expand.






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            Yes. I didn't think that $I = I^2$. Thanks!
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          The kronecker product is associative, so
          $(Aotimes B)otimes C=Aotimes(Botimes C)$ and use that $(AB)otimes(CD)=(Aotimes C)(Botimes D)$. Now, you can just expand.






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            Yes. I didn't think that $I = I^2$. Thanks!
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            – G. Gare
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          $begingroup$

          The kronecker product is associative, so
          $(Aotimes B)otimes C=Aotimes(Botimes C)$ and use that $(AB)otimes(CD)=(Aotimes C)(Botimes D)$. Now, you can just expand.






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            Yes. I didn't think that $I = I^2$. Thanks!
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            Jan 28 at 8:37














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          $begingroup$

          The kronecker product is associative, so
          $(Aotimes B)otimes C=Aotimes(Botimes C)$ and use that $(AB)otimes(CD)=(Aotimes C)(Botimes D)$. Now, you can just expand.






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          The kronecker product is associative, so
          $(Aotimes B)otimes C=Aotimes(Botimes C)$ and use that $(AB)otimes(CD)=(Aotimes C)(Botimes D)$. Now, you can just expand.







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            Yes. I didn't think that $I = I^2$. Thanks!
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