Solution

ID: past-exam-of-the-mathematics-course-of-the-university-of-cambridge/2009/ia/paper-1/2b/a/solution

Since is an invertible matrix, so is its Hermitian conjugate, and
If is a normal matrix, substitute into the second identity to obtain , so is a unitary matrix. Conversely, if is a unitary matrix, multiply on the left by and on the right by . This gives , the defining normal matrix identity. Thus is a unitary matrix exactly when is a normal matrix.

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