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Section IV. Matrix Operations 237<br />

When two things multiply to give zero despite that neither is zero, each is said to<br />

be a zero divisor. Prove that no zero divisor is invertible.<br />

4.35 In real number algebra, there are exactly two numbers, 1 and −1, that are<br />

their own multiplicative inverse. Does H 2 = I have exactly two solutions for 2×2<br />

matrices?<br />

4.36 Is the relation ‘is a two-sided inverse of’ transitive? Reflexive? Symmetric?<br />

4.37 [Am. Math. Mon., Nov. 1951] Prove: if the sum of the elements of a square<br />

matrix is k, then the sum of the elements in each row of the inverse matrix is 1/k.

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