If A and B are invertible matrices then which of the following statement is NOT correct? |
$adj\,A = |A|A^{-1}$ $(A+B)^{-1}=A^{-1} + B^{-1}$ $|A^{-1}| = |A|^{-1}$ $(AB)^{-1}= B^{-1}A^{-1}$ |
$(A+B)^{-1}=A^{-1} + B^{-1}$ |
The correct answer is Option (2) → $(A+B)^{-1}=A^{-1} + B^{-1}$ The statements involving invertible matrices are checked below. $\text{adj}\,A = |A|A^{-1}$ is always true for any invertible matrix. $|A^{-1}| = |A|^{-1}$ is also always true. $(AB)^{-1} = B^{-1}A^{-1}$ is the correct inverse rule. $(A+B)^{-1} = A^{-1} + B^{-1}$ is not true in general for matrices, so this statement is incorrect. Final answer: the incorrect statement is $(A+B)^{-1}=A^{-1}+B^{-1}$ |