Sunday, November 29, 2015

linear algebra - T/F: If A and B are matrices such that AB=In, then A and B are square matrices.

In my book (Linear Algebra by Steven Andrilli 4th ed.) There is a true/false question in the chapter 2 review that's all about "systems of linear equations." The question asks:



T/F: If A and B are matrices such that AB=In, then A and B are square matrices.



I said that this was true. The correct answer according to the book is False.




If A is mxn non-square matrix and B is nxp square matrix, then A*B is an mxp matrix. I don't understand how it can be square if A or B is non square.

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