The sizes of two matrices $A$ and $B$ are given. Find the sizes of the product $A B$ and the product $B A$ , whenever these products exist. $A$ is $4 \times 5$ , and $B$ is $5 \times 4$ .

Find the size of the product $AB$ . Select the correct choice below and, if necessary, fill in the answer boxes to complete your choice.
A. The size of product $A B$ is
B. The product $A B$ does not exist.

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Final Answer: The size of product $A B$ is $4 \times 4$ .

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Step 1 ：The sizes of two matrices $A$ and $B$ are given. $A$ is $4 \times 5$ , and $B$ is $5 \times 4$ .

Step 2 ：The product of two matrices exists if the number of columns in the first matrix is equal to the number of rows in the second matrix.

Step 3 ：In this case, the number of columns in matrix A is 5, and the number of rows in matrix B is also 5, so the product AB exists.

Step 4 ：The size of the product matrix is determined by the number of rows in the first matrix and the number of columns in the second matrix.

Step 5 ：So, the size of the product AB is 4x4.

Step 6 ：Final Answer: The size of product $A B$ is $4 \times 4$ .