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Q2Section A (Section A)2 of 60

Conditions for a two by two matrix to be its own inverse

Let α,β,γ\alpha,\beta,\gamma be real numbers such that β≠0\beta\ne0 and γ≠0\gamma\ne0. Suppose

P=[αβγ0],P=\begin{bmatrix}\alpha&\beta\\\gamma&0\end{bmatrix},

and P−1=PP^{-1}=P. Then

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