If AB = A and BA = B, then which of the following is/are true?
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a
A is idempotent
b
B is idempotent
c
AT is idempotent
d
none of these
answer is A.
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Detailed Solution
Given, AB = A, BA = B⇒ B×AB=B×Aor (BA)B = B or B2 = BAlso,A×BA=AB⇒(AB)A=A⇒A2=ANow AT2=AT×AT=(A×A)T=A2T=ATSimilarly, (BT)2 = BTHence, AT and BT are idempotent.