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Identity Matrix

IF A and B ar...

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IF A and B ar eany two $2 \times 2$ matrices such that AB = BA = B and B is not a zero matrix, what can you say about the matrix A?

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Solution

AB = BA = B
We know that AI = IA = I, where I is the identity matrix.
Hence, B is the identity matrix.

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