Elementary Linear Algebra 7th Edition

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ISBN 10: 1-13311-087-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-13311-087-3

Chapter 2 - Matrices - 2.3 The Inverse of a Matrix - 2.3 Exercises - Page 73: 68

Answer

See the proof below.

Work Step by Step

Let $C$ be invertible, such that $CA=CB$. Then $C$ has an inverse matrix. Thus we can multiply the last relation by $C^{-1}$ to get $C^{-1} (CA)=C^{-1} (CB)$ This implies that $IA=IB$ and then $A=B$.
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