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Groups and the Group Axioms · Challenge problem

Let A=(2111)A=\begin{pmatrix}2&1\\1&1\end{pmatrix}, B=(1101)B=\begin{pmatrix}1&1\\0&1\end{pmatrix}, C=(1011)C=\begin{pmatrix}1&0\\1&1\end{pmatrix}, with respective inverses (1−1−12)\begin{pmatrix}1&-1\\-1&2\end{pmatrix}, (1−101)\begin{pmatrix}1&-1\\0&1\end{pmatrix}, (10−11)\begin{pmatrix}1&0\\-1&1\end{pmatrix}. If X=(ABC)−1X=(ABC)^{-1}, find the (1,1)(1,1) entry of XX.