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Homework Statement
A is an invertible integer matrix. Prove that if det A = 1 or det A = -1, then the inverse of A is also an integer matrix.
Also prove the reverse, if A-inverse is an integer matrix then its determinant is 1 or -1.
Homework Equations
I'm not too sure how to start here. My first instinct is to work backwards from some properties of determinants that I know of.
det A-inv = det A
det [A(A-inv)] = det(A)det(A-inv) = det(A) det(A) = det I = 1, so det A = 1 or -1.
Same can be proven for A-inv, det (A-inv) det (A-inv) = det I = 1, so det A-inv = 1 or -1.
The Attempt at a Solution
I'm not so sure how to approach this from here. Sorry if this is a stupid question, I am studying on my own, not in college and not many other resources to turn to.