College Algebra (10th Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Section 8.4 - Matrix Algebra - 8.4 Assess Your Understanding - Page 598: 33

Answer

$A^{-1}=\left[\begin{array}{rr} {1}&{-5/2}\\ {-1}&{3}\end{array}\right]$

Work Step by Step

To find the inverse of an $n$ by $n$ nonsingular matrix $A,$ proceed as follows: STEP 1: Form the matrix $\left[A|I_{n}\right]$ STEP 2: Transform the matrix $\left[A|I_{n}\right]$ into reduced row echelon form. STEP 3: The reduced row echelon form of $\left[A|I_{n}\right]$ will contain the identity matrix $I_{n}$ on the left of the vertical bar; the $n$ by $n$ matrix on the right of the vertical bar is the inverse of $A.$ If the identity matrix can not be obtained on the left, A has no inverse. ---- STEP 1 $\left[A|I_{n}\right] =\left[\begin{array}{cc|cc}{6}&{5}&{1}&{0}\\{2}&{2}&{0}&{1}\end{array}\right]\qquad \left(\begin{array}{l} r_{1}\leftrightarrow r_{2}.\\ . \end{array}\right)$ STEP 2 $\left[\begin{array}{cc|cc}{2}&{2}&{0}&{1}\\{6}&{5}&{1}&{0}\end{array}\right]\qquad \left(\begin{array}{l} .\\ R_{2}=r_{2}-3r_{1}. \end{array}\right)$ $\rightarrow\left[\begin{array}{rr|rr} {2}&{2}&{0}&{1}\\ {0}&{-1}&{1}&{-3}\end{array}\right]\qquad \left(\begin{array}{l} R_{1}=r_{1}+2r_{2}.\\ \times(-1). \end{array}\right)$ $\rightarrow\left[\begin{array}{rr|rr} {2}&{0}& {2}&{-5}\\ {0}&{1}&{-1}&{ 3}\end{array}\right]\qquad \left(\begin{array}{l} \div 2.\\ . \end{array}\right)$ $\rightarrow\left[\begin{array}{rr|rr} {1}&{0}& {1}&{-5/2}\\ {0}&{1}&{-1}&{ 3}\end{array}\right]$ STEP 3 $A^{-1}=\left[\begin{array}{rr} {1}&{-5/2}\\ {-1}&{3}\end{array}\right]$
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