Is the product of square singular and non singular matrices always singular? Given $A,B\in R^{n\times n}$ such that A is singular, and B is non-singular.  Is $(AB)$ always singular?  If so, how do I prove it? 
 A: Yes, it is singular, since the following holds:
$$
\det(AB)=\det(A)\det(B)
$$
A: I wished to put forth something that does not involve determinants:
$A, B \in \mathbb{R}^{n\times n}$. If you consider $C=A\times B$, The $i^{th}$column of $C$ is a linear combination of the columns of $A$ with the $i^{th}$ column of $B$ as the weights.
If $A$ were singular, the columns of $A$ would not be independent and hence the columns of $C (=A\times B)$ would not be independent and hence $C$ would have dependent rows and hence would be singular.
On the other hand, if $B$ were singular, We can consider the row-picture of the multiplication suggesting that the product of A and B is actually the linear sum of the rows of B. If the rows of B are not independent, then the rows of $C$ are not independent.
A: If you think of the matrix in terms of being a linear transformation on $\mathbb{R}^n$, then a nonsingular matrix has full rank.  A singular matrix diminishes rank.  Once you diminish rank, there is no way back.  Hence the product of any square matrix with a singuluar matrix is singular.
A: The easiest way to see this is by looking at the determinant, since $\det(AB) = \det(A)\det(B)$ and a matrix $A$ is singular iff $\det(A) = 0$.
A: Without determinants: if $A$ and $AB$ are invertible, then 
$$\begin{cases} \big((AB)^{-1}A\big)B=(AB)^{-1}(AB)=I \\[8pt] B=A^{-1}(AB)\implies B\big((AB)^{-1}A\big)=I, \end{cases}$$
hence $B$ is invertible, and in particular $B^{-1}=(AB)^{-1}A$.
(Applicable to arbitrary multiplicative monoids with identity, including rings under multiplication.)
A: Here is another way to show this without determinants. Since $B$ is non-singular $B(AB)B^{-1}=BA$ will be singular iff $AB$ is singular. But if $x\ne 0$, $Ax=0$ then $BAx=0$ also, so $BA$ and hence $AB$ is singular.
