3.I.1A

Algebra and Geometry
Part IA, 2002

Given two real non-zero 2×22 \times 2 matrices AA and BB, with AB=0A B=0, show that AA maps R2\mathbb{R}^{2} onto a line. Is it always true that BA=0?B A=0 ? Show that there is always a non-zero matrix CC with CA=0=ACC A=0=A C. Justify your answers.