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If A and B are two non-singular matrices of order n, then which of the following statement/statements is/are not correct?

(A) AB is non-singular.

(B) AB is singular.

(C) (AB)−1=A−1B−1(AB)^{-1} = A^{-1}B^{-1}

(D) (AB)−1(AB)^{-1} does not exist.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 4

A and B are non-singular matrices of order n.

This means det⁡(A)≠0\det(A) \neq 0 and det⁡(B)≠0\det(B) \neq 0, so A−1A^{-1} and B−1B^{-1} both exist.


For statement (A): AB is non-singular.

Using the determinant property:

det⁡(AB)=det⁡(A)×det⁡(B)\det(AB) = \det(A) \times \det(B)

Since det⁡(A)≠0\det(A) \neq 0 and det⁡(B)≠0\det(B) \neq 0:

det⁡(AB)≠0\det(AB) \neq 0

Therefore, AB is non-singular.

Statement (A) is correct.


For statement (B): AB is singular.

From above, AB is non-singular.

Statement (B) is not correct.


For statement (C): (AB)−1=A−1B−1(AB)^{-1} = A^{-1}B^{-1}

The inverse of a product reverses the order:

(AB)−1=B−1A−1(AB)^{-1} = B^{-1}A^{-1}

Statement (C) is not correct.


For statement (D): (AB)−1(AB)^{-1} does not exist.

Since AB is non-singular, (AB)−1(AB)^{-1} exists.

Statement (D) is not correct.


The statements that are not correct are (B), (C), and (D).

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