The nonlinear matrix equation (A1 + B1X1D1)(A2 + B2X2D2) = A, presents a matrix identity, where A, Ai, Bi, and Di are known matrices of suitable sizes and Xi are unknown matrices for i = 1,2, over the field of complex numbers ℂ. Several known simple methods in linear algebra can handle the orthogonality problem. In this paper, we select some linear matrix equations as illustrative examples to discuss some properties of pairs of identically dimensional consistent linear matrix equations, then apply specific matrix analytic tools, among them is the matrix rank method, the rank of a matrix is one of the most basic quantities and useful methods and tools that are widely used in linear algebra specifically, in matrix theory and its applications. We consider certain forms of linear matrix equations such as T1X1 = N1 and the system A3X3 = C3, X3B3 = D3, to derive novel conditions dictating the orthogonality of all solutions to two consistent matrix equations, as well as the necessary and sufficient conditions for all solutions to be unitary, further we give an illustrative example.
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