Precalculus (6th Edition)

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Chapter 9 - Systems and Matrices - 9.7 Properties of Matrices - 9.7 Exercises - Page 931: 84

Answer

$AB=BA$ and matrix $B$ shows a multiplicative identity for $2 \times 2$ matrices.

Work Step by Step

We are given that $A=\begin{bmatrix} a & b \\ c & d \end{bmatrix} $ and $B=\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 \end{bmatrix} $ Now, $AB=\begin{bmatrix} a & b \\ c & d \end{bmatrix} \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 \end{bmatrix} =\begin{bmatrix} a & b \\ c & d \end{bmatrix} $ and $BA=\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 \end{bmatrix} \begin{bmatrix} a & b \\ c & d \end{bmatrix} =\begin{bmatrix} a & b \\ c & d \end{bmatrix} $ This follows that $AB=BA$ and matrix $B$ shows a multiplicative identity for $2 \times 2$ matrices.
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