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No, it is not.
If the product of two matrices is an identity matrix then, one matrix is inverse of the other. i.e. AB = I then, A = B-1 and B = A-1Inverse of matrix can be found by using these two results:A = AI and A = IA.By using these results inverse of a matrix can be found by applying same elementary row or column operation on both sides. A on R.H.S. remains as it is.
The product of a p x q and a r x s matrix is defined only if q = r and, if so, it is a p x s matrix.
If the product of two matrices is the identity matrix then one matrix is the inverse or reciprocal of the other matrix. EXAMPLE A =(4 1) A-1 = (0.3 -0.1) then AA-1 = (1 0) .....(2 3)......... (-0.2 0.4)................... (1 1) The dots simply maintain the spacing and serve no other purpose.
You can indicate the multiplication with a multiplication sign. If your matrices are "A" and "B", the product is: A x B In other words, you are indicating the product, but not actually carrying out any multiplication. Anybody who understands about matrices should know what this refers to.