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B C B C AB AC: Problem Set - 5

The document is a problem set for a mathematics course (MA 1201) focusing on matrix theory, specifically on properties of 2 by 2 matrices and their inverses. It includes various problems such as finding matrices with specific properties, proving invertibility conditions, and using the Gauss-Jordan method for matrix inversion. The problems require students to demonstrate understanding of matrix operations and theorems related to invertibility.

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B C B C AB AC: Problem Set - 5

The document is a problem set for a mathematics course (MA 1201) focusing on matrix theory, specifically on properties of 2 by 2 matrices and their inverses. It includes various problems such as finding matrices with specific properties, proving invertibility conditions, and using the Gauss-Jordan method for matrix inversion. The problems require students to demonstrate understanding of matrix operations and theorems related to invertibility.

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Problem Set - 5

MA 1201 Spring Sem, 2025

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1. Given an example of two 2 by 2 matrices B and C such that B ̸= C but AB = AC, where A = .
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2. If the inverse of A2 is B, show that the inverse of A is AB. (Thus A is invertible whenever A2 is
invertible.)

3. Find three 2 by 2 matrices, other than I and −I, that are their own inverses: A2 = I.

4. Give examples of 2 by 2 matrices matrices A and B such that

(a) A + B is not invertible although A and B are invertible.


(b) A + B is invertible although A and B are not invertible.
(c) All of A, B, and A + B are invertible.

5. Let A and B be n by n matrices such that all of A, B, and A + B are invertible. In this case, show that
C = A−1 + B −1 is also invertible, and find a formula for C −1 .

6. Under what conditions on their entries are A and B invertible?


   
a b c a b 0
A = d e 0 and B = c d 0 .
   

f 0 0 0 0 e

7. (Remarkable) Let A and B be n by n matrices. Prove that I − BA is invertible if and only if I − AB


is invertible. [Hint: One can make use of the identity B(I − AB) = (I − BA)B.]

8. Invert these matrices A by the Gauss-Jordan method starting with [A I]:


 
  1 0 0 0
1 0 0 1 1 0 0
A = 2 1 3 and A =  41 .
   
1
3 3
1 0
0 0 1 1 1 1
2 2 2
1

9. True or false (with a counterexample if false and a reason if true):

(a) A 4 by 4 matrix with a row of zeros is not invertible.


(b) A matrix with 1s down the main diagonal is invertible.

End of problem sheet

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