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If $A,B\in M_n(\mathbb{R})$ such that $AB=BA=O$ and $A+B$ is invertible ,then select the correct statements $\ldots$

$(a)$ rank(A)=rank(B);

$(b)$ rank(A)+rank(B)=$n$;

$(c)$ nullity(A)+nullity(B)=$n$;

$(d)$ $A-B$ is invertible.

I've proved $(d)$ is true. As If $A$ is a $n \times n$ matrix ,then it goes a vector space with $n$ dimension to an another vector space and similarily for $B$ but when $BA=0$ it means that every base from image of $A$ will be at kernel of $B$. So $B$ at least has all of basis of image $A$, therefore null $B \geq$ rank $A$.

For $(a),(b),(c)$ I took some examples and found $(a)$ is not correct. But I'm unable to prove $(b),(c)$. Please help me to prove these.

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HINT:

If $AB=O$ , then $\text{rank}(B) \leq \text{nullity}(A)$.

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