College Algebra (6th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32178-228-3
ISBN 13: 978-0-32178-228-1

Chapter 6 - Matrices and Determinants - Concept and Vocabulary Check - Page 638: 4

Answer

True.

Work Step by Step

If A has a multiplicative inverse, $A^{-1},$ then $AA^{-1}=I_{n}$ and $A^{-1}A=I_{n},$ where $I_{n}$ is an $n\times n$ identity matrix. By definition of matrix multiplication, from $AA^{-1}=I_{n},\ A$ must have n rows, and $A^{-1}$ must have n columns. Also, from $ A^{-1}A=I_{n},\ A^{-1}$ must have n rows, and $A$ must have n columns. So, in order to have a multiplicative inverse, A must have n rows and n columns, that is, be an n$\times$n matrix, a square matrix.
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