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If B and C are both inverses of the matrix A,then B=C.

Can't i prove it in following way ?

Proof:

AB=BA=I and AC=CA=I,then BA=CA=I

By postmultiplication $\Rightarrow (BA)(A^{-1})=(CA)(A^{-1})=(I)(A^{-1})\Rightarrow B=C=A^{-1}$,

or by premultiplication $AB=AC=I\Rightarrow (A^{-1})(AB)=(A^{-1})(AC)=(A^{-1})(I)\Rightarrow B=C=A^{-1}$.

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    What does $A^{-1}$ mean before uniqueness of the inverse has been established? – Travis Willse Feb 03 '15 at 12:33
  • @AlgebraicPavel Actually the proof is available in any linear algebra book. My main intention was to prove it by myself. As it was not the same as in the book, i wanted to check whether it makes sense. – time Feb 03 '15 at 13:04
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    Yes but it's unnecessarily complicated since your proof assumes the existence of three inverses while two are enough. – Algebraic Pavel Feb 03 '15 at 13:09

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There is much much simpler.

$B=BI=B(AC)=(BA)C=IC=C$

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