Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 8 - Section 8.4 - Multiplicative Inverses of Matrices and Matrix Equations - Concept and Vocabulary Check - Page 931: 1

Answer

The multiplicative identity matrix of order $2$ is ${{I}_{2}}=\left[ \begin{matrix} 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 \\ \end{matrix} \right]$

Work Step by Step

The multiplicative identity of the matrix is denoted by ${{I}_{N}}$. In the $n\times n$ square matrix, we have $n$ elements with 1 down the main diagonal and 0s elsewhere. The multiplicative identity is the property of multiplication which states that when 1 is multiplied by any real number, the real number does not change; the number 1 is called the multiplicative identity for real numbers. The identity matrix is: ${{I}_{2}}=\left[ \begin{matrix} 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 \\ \end{matrix} \right]$
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