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If is the identity matrix of order , then is:

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D
    Does not exist

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By definition, the identity matrix is a square matrix such that for any square matrix of the same order, .For an inverse to exist, a matrix must be non-singular ().For the identity matrix :

The property of the identity matrix is that .Comparing this with the definition of the inverse (), we can see that:

Alternatively, and .

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If is the identity matrix of order , then is:
A
B
C
D
Does not exist

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