Yes. You should still generally use X = A \ B
.
The only time inv(A) * B
becomes more efficient is usually when size(B,2)
is much greater than size(B,1)
, and even then only for dense matrices. See: Why re-use factorization(A) rather than inv(A) - #3 by stevengj
PS. I moved your question to a new thread. Please don’t post new questions on ancient threads.