# positive definite matrix plus positive semi matrix equals positive definite?

I have a questions related to the positive definite[PD] matrix and positive semi definite[PSD] matrix

I see and get the property about PD and PSD

1) PD + PD = PD
2) PSD+ PSD = PSD

how about the positive definite[PD] matrix plus positive semi definite matrix ?

(I mean sum of positive definite matrix and positive semi definite matrix : PD + PSD)

Is it right to be positive definite matrix?

For example, If matrix B is $R \times R$ and it is sum of identity matrix $I$ and symmetry matrix A

that is, $B=I+A$

1) $I=\det(I)=1>0$ positive definite
2) $X^{T}AX=X^{T}L^{T}LX=U^{T}U=||U||\geqslant 0$ positive semidefinite

I think that it would be positive definite, I am not so sure...

So I would like to get some help from you

Thank you very much in advance !

• Hint: $x^T (A+B) x = x^T A x + x^T B x$... – user251257 Mar 9 '16 at 14:36
• @user251257 So it depends on $x^{T}(I+A)x= x^{T}Ix+x^{T}Ax >0$ so it is positive definite! Thank you for your help – user2874612 Mar 10 '16 at 1:19

Let us consider $A$ is PD and $B$ is PSD. Then $x^T(A + B)x = x^TAx + x^TBx > 0$ for $0 \neq x \in R^n.$ Hence $A+B$ is PD matrix.