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Exercise 7

Avg difficulty 2.5

Suppose that AA and BB are n×nn\times n matrices.

  1. If AA and BB are both invertible, use determinants to explain why ABAB is invertible.

  2. If ABAB is invertible, use determinants to explain why both AA and BB are invertible.

Austin, Understanding Linear Algebra, §3.4 Determinants, Exercise 7

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