Prove Vector Equations: AB=Im & m<=n

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Homework Statement


A is a mxn matrix and B is a nxm matrix. AB = Im.
a) Prove that there's only one solution to Bx = 0 where x and 0 are coloum vectors.
b) Prove that m<=n


Homework Equations


if A is a mxn n>m then there're infinite solutions to Ax=0


The Attempt at a Solution


a) Bx=0 => ABx=A0 => Ix=0 => x=0 so there's only the trivial solution.
b) according to the equation above if m>n then there would be an infinite amount of solutions to Bx=0 and not only one.
Did I do that right? This was a problem on an exam and it relative to the other questions it looks to easy.
 
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