Finite Math and Applied Calculus (6th Edition)

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1133607705
ISBN 13: 978-1-13360-770-0

Chapter 4 - Section 4.2 - Matrix Multiplication - Exercises - Page 253: 41

Answer

$a.\qquad\left[\begin{array}{ll} 0.01 & 0.99\\ 0 & 1 \end{array}\right]$ $b.\qquad\left[\begin{array}{ll} 0.0001 & 0.9999\\ 0 & 1 \end{array}\right]$ $c.\qquad\approx\left[\begin{array}{ll} 0 & 1\\ 0 & 1 \end{array}\right]$ $d.\qquad\approx\left[\begin{array}{ll} 0 & 1\\ 0 & 1 \end{array}\right]$

Work Step by Step

$a.$ $P^{2}=\left[\begin{array}{ll} 0.1 & 0.9\\ 0 & \end{array}\right]\left[\begin{array}{ll} 0.1 & 0.9\\ 0 & \end{array}\right]$ $=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}{0.1 \cdot 0.1+0.9 \cdot 0}&{0.1\cdot 0.9+0.9\cdot 1}\\{0\cdot 0.1+1\cdot 0}&{0\cdot 0.9+1\cdot 1}\end{array}\right]$ $=\left[\begin{array}{ll} 0.01 & 0.99\\ 0 & 1 \end{array}\right]$ $b.$ $P^{4}=\left[\begin{array}{ll} 0.01 & 0.99\\ 0 & 1 \end{array}\right]\left[\begin{array}{ll} 0.01 & 0.99\\ 0 & 1 \end{array}\right]$ $=\left[\begin{array}{cc}{0.01 \cdot 0.01+0.99 \cdot 0}&{0.01\cdot 0.99+0.99\cdot 1}\\{0\cdot 0.01+1\cdot 0}&{0\cdot 0.99+1\cdot 1}\end{array}\right]$ $=\left[\begin{array}{ll} 0.0001 & 0.9999\\ 0 & 1 \end{array}\right]$ $c.$ $P^{8}=\left[\begin{array}{ll} 0.0001 & 0.9999\\ 0 & 1 \end{array}\right]$ $=\left[\begin{array}{cc}{0.0001 \cdot 0.0001+0.9999 \cdot 0}&{0.0001\cdot 0.9999+0.9999\cdot 1}\\{0\cdot 0.0001+1\cdot 0}&{0\cdot 0.9999+1\cdot 1}\end{array}\right]$ $=\left[\begin{array}{cc}{0.00000001}&{0.99999999}\\{0}&{1}\end{array}\right]\approx\left[\begin{array}{ll} 0 & 1\\ 0 & 1 \end{array}\right]$ $d.$ With the observed pattern, $P^{1000}\approx\left[\begin{array}{ll} 0 & 1\\ 0 & 1 \end{array}\right]$
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