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Exercise 4.5.1

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For each of the following pairs of matrices, determine whether BB is an inverse of AA.

  1. A=[2413],B=12[3−4−12].A=\left[\begin{array}{rr}2&4\\ 1&3\\ \end{array}\right],\quad B=\frac{1}{2}\left[\begin{array}{rr}3&-4\\ -1&2\\ \end{array}\right].
  2. A=[1−24−7],B=[−12−47].A=\left[\begin{array}{rr}1&-2\\ 4&-7\\ \end{array}\right],\quad B=\left[\begin{array}{rr}-1&2\\ -4&7\\ \end{array}\right].
  3. A=[413212101],B=[1−1−101−2−112].A=\left[\begin{array}{rrr}4&1&3\\ 2&1&2\\ 1&0&1\\ \end{array}\right],\quad B=\left[\begin{array}{rrr}1&-1&-1\\ 0&1&-2\\ -1&1&2\\ \end{array}\right].

Selinger, Matrix Theory and Linear Algebra, Matrices, Matrix inverses, Exercise 4.5.1

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