Differential Equations and Linear Algebra (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32196-467-5
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Chapter 2 - Matrices and Systems of Linear Equations - 2.9 Chapter Review - Additional Problems - Page 193: 40

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a) Computing: $(A^{-1}B)(B^{-1}A)=A^{-1}(BB^{-1})A=A^{-1}I_nA=A^{-1}A=I_n$ then $(B^{-1}A)(A^{-1}B)=B^{-1}(AA^{-1})B=B^{-1}I_nB=B^{-1}B=I_n$ Hence, $(B^{-1}A)^{-1}=A^{-1}B$ b) $(A^{-1}B)^{-1}=B^{-1}(A^{-1})^{-1}=B^{-1}A$
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