Identity Matrix: Is Inverse Always True for n>=2?

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All identity matrices I_n, where n ≥ 2, possess an inverse, confirmed by the determinant being equal to 1. The determinant of I_n is computed as 1, which indicates that it is not singular and thus invertible. Furthermore, the identity matrix is its own inverse, a property that holds true for all dimensions n ≥ 2.

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let I_n be as an identity matrix where a_ij = 1 when i=j
I just want to ask that is it true that all identity matrix has an inverse (determinant is not 0) for n>=2?



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The determinant of In is 1, as you can easily compute (expanding along any row or column, you find that det(In) = 1 . det(In - 1) and clearly det(I1) = 1).

Also it is invertible, and it is its own inverse. You can check this directly from the definition.
 

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