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### LQ Factorization

The LQ factorization is given by
where L is m-by-m lower triangular, Q is n-by-n orthogonal (or unitary), consists of the first m rows of Q, and consists of the remaining n-m rows.

This factorization is computed by the routine PxGELQF, and again Q is represented as a product of elementary reflectors; PxORGLQ (or PxUNGLQ in the complex case) can generate all or part of Q, and PxORMLQ (or PxUNMLQ ) can pre- or post-multiply a given matrix by Q or ( if Q is complex).

The LQ factorization of A is essentially the same as the QR factorization of ( if A is complex), since

The LQ factorization may be used to find a minimum norm solution of an underdetermined system of linear equations A x = b, where A is m-by-n with m < n and has rank m. The solution is given by
and may be computed by calls to PxTRTRS and PxORMLQ.