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Let be a square matrix all of whose entries are integers. Then which one of the following is true?

  1. A
    If , then exists but all its entries are not necessarily integers
  2. B
    If , then exists and all its entries are non-integers
  3. C
    If , then exists and all its entries are integers
  4. D
    If , then need not exist

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

If is a square matrix with integer entries, then the adjoint matrix also has integer entries (since each cofactor is a sum/product of integers).The inverse is given by:

If :.Since all entries of are integers, all entries of must be integers.Since , the inverse always exists.

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Let be a square matrix all of whose entries are integers. Then which one of the following is true?
A
If , then exists but all its entries are not necessarily integers
B
If , then exists and all its entries are non-integers
C
If , then exists and all its entries are integers
D
If , then need not exist

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