Let A,B be n×n matrices, then
1) If A is invertible then for every B exists a matrix X∈Mn(R) such that AX=B.
2) If for every B there exists a matrix X∈Mn(R) such that AX=B then A is invertible.
For 1) I started with: AX=B⟹X=A−1B
But I'm not sure I can do this:
A(A−1B)=B
(AA−1)B=B --> not sure about this
IB=B
Am I right about the first part?
How should I prove the second part? thanks
Answer
The steps A(A−1B)=(AA−1)B=IB=B are okay because matrix multiplication is associative.
For the second part choose B=I. Now there exist X s.t. AX=I, so A is invertible.
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