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Groups and the Group Axioms · Easy problem

Let b=(1011)b=\begin{pmatrix}1&0\\1&1\end{pmatrix} and suppose (ab)−1=(2−1−11)(ab)^{-1}=\begin{pmatrix}2&-1\\-1&1\end{pmatrix} for some matrix aa. Using (ab)−1=b−1a−1(ab)^{-1}=b^{-1}a^{-1}, find a−1a^{-1} and report the sum of its four entries.