Linear Algebra and Its Applications (5th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 032198238X
ISBN 13: 978-0-32198-238-4

Chapter 2 - Matrix Algebra - Supplementary Exercises - Page 162: 6

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$A^{2}=\left[\begin{array}{cc}1 & 0 \\ 0 & -1\end{array}\right] \cdot\left[\begin{array}{cc}1 & 0 \\ 0 & -1\end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{cc}1+0 & 0-0 \\ 0-0 & 0+1\end{array}\right]=I$ $B^{2}=\left[\begin{array}{ll}0 & 1 \\ 1 & 0\end{array}\right] \cdot\left[\begin{array}{ll}0 & 1 \\ 1 & 0\end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{ll}0+1 & 0+0 \\ 0+0 & 1+0\end{array}\right]=I$ $A B=\left[\begin{array}{cc}1 & 0 \\ 0 & -1\end{array}\right] \cdot\left[\begin{array}{cc}0 & 1 \\ 1 & 0\end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{cc}0 & 1 \\ -1 & 0\end{array}\right]$ $B A=\left[\begin{array}{ll}0 & 1 \\ 1 & 0\end{array}\right] \cdot\left[\begin{array}{cc}1 & 0 \\ 0 & -1\end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{cc}0 & -1 \\ 1 & 0\end{array}\right]$ So,$A B=-B A$
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