Question #232480

Show that if A_(n×n) is invertible then the inverse is unique


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Expert's answer
2021-09-03T07:33:10-0400

Since A is a n×nn\times n matrix, the linear transformation T:xAxT:x\rightarrow Ax is one-to-one

\Rightarrow  linear transformation T:xAxT:x\rightarrow Ax is invertible

\Rightarrow  A is invertible.

Suppose that Ax=bAx=b and Av=Au=0,vu.Av=Au=0,v≠u.

Then A(x+v)=A(x+u)=bA(x+v)=A(x+u)=b , whereby x+vx+u.x+v≠x+u.

\therefore Ax=bAx=b for some unique xx  

\Rightarrow either there is no vv such that Av=0Av=0 or there is a unique vv such that Av=0Av=0 .

Since A0=0A0=0 , we conclude that there is a unique vv such that Av=0Av=0 , and thus TT is one-to-one.

Therefore, A is invertible.



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