Linear Algebra and Its Applications (5th Edition)

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Chapter 2 - Matrix Algebra - 2.2 Exercises - Page 112: 32

Answer

$A$ is not invertible.

Work Step by Step

ALGORITHM FOR FINDING $A^{-1}$ Row reduce the augmented matrix $[A\ I]$. If $A$ is row equivalent to $I$, then $[A\ I]$ is row equivalent to $[I\ A^{-1}]$. Otherwise, $A$ does not have an inverse. --- $\left[\begin{array}{llllll} 1 & -2 & 1 & 1 & 0 & 0\\ 4 & -7 & 3 & 0 & 1 & 0\\ -2 & 6 & 4 & 0 & 0 & 1 \end{array}\right]\left\{\begin{array}{l} .\\ -4R_{1}.\\ +2R_{1}. \end{array}\right.\rightarrow$ $\rightarrow\left[\begin{array}{llllll} 1 & 2 & -1 & 1 & 0 & 0\\ 0 & 1 & -1 & 4 & 1 & 0\\ 0 & -2 & 2 & 2 & 0 & 1 \end{array}\right]\left\{\begin{array}{l} -2R_{2}.\\ .\\ +2R_{2}. \end{array}\right.\rightarrow$ $\rightarrow\left[\begin{array}{llllll} 1 & 2 & -1 & 1 & 0 & 0\\ 0 & 1 & -1 & 4 & 1 & 0\\ 0 & 0 & 0 & 10 & 2 & 1 \end{array}\right]$ The bottom row on the LHS has all three zero entries, so A is not row equivalent to I, $A$ is not invertible.
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