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The adjoint identity

A(adjA)=(adjA)A=AInA(\operatorname{adj}A) = (\operatorname{adj}A)A = |A|\,I_n
AA
a square matrix
A|A|
the determinant of A
adjA\operatorname{adj}A
the adjugate — transpose of the cofactor matrix
InI_n
the identity matrix of order n

A matrix times its adjugate, in either order, is the determinant times the identity matrix.

35
questions use it
21
of them past-year
2018–2026
years it has appeared
17%
rated HARD
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