College Algebra (10th Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Section 8.4 - Matrix Algebra - 8.4 Assess Your Understanding - Page 598: 37

Answer

$A^{-1}=\left[\begin{array}{rrr} {3}&{-3}&{1}\\ {-2}&{2}&{-1}\\ {-4}&{5}&{-2}\end{array}\right]$

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 $\left[A|I_{n}\right] = \left[\begin{array}{rrr|rrr} {1}&{-1}&{1}&{1}&{0}&{0}\\ {0}&{-2}&{1}&{0}&{1}&{0}\\ {-2}&{-3}&{0}&{0}&{0}&{1}\end{array}\right] \qquad \left(\begin{array}{l} .\\ .\\ R_{3}=r_{3}+2r_{1}. \end{array}\right)$ STEP 2 $\rightarrow\left[\begin{array}{rrr|rrr} 1 & -1 & 1 & 1 & 0 & 0\\ 0 & -2 & 1 & 0 & 1 & 0\\ 0 & -5 & 2 & 2 & 0 & 1 \end{array}\right]\qquad \left(\begin{array}{l} .\\ R_{2}=2r_{2}-r_{3}.\\ . \end{array}\right)$ $\rightarrow\left[\begin{array}{rrr|rrr} 1 & -1 & 1 & 1 & 0 & 0\\ 0 & 1 & 0 & -2 & 2 & -1\\ 0 & -5 & 2 & 2 & 0 & 1 \end{array}\right]\qquad \left(\begin{array}{l} R_{1}=r_{1}+r_{2}.\\ .\\ R_{3}=R_{3}+5r_{2}. \end{array}\right)$ $\rightarrow\left[\begin{array}{rrr|rrr} 1 & 0 & 1 & -1 & 2 & -1\\ 0 & 1 & 0 & -2 & 2 & -1\\ 0 & 0 & 2 & -8 & 10 & -4 \end{array}\right] \qquad \left(\begin{array}{l} .\\ .\\ \div 2. \end{array}\right)$ $\rightarrow\left[\begin{array}{rrr|rrr} 1 & 0 & 1 & -1 & 2 & -1\\ 0 & 1 & 0 & -2 & 2 & -1\\ 0 & 0 & 1 & -4 & 5 & -2 \end{array}\right]\qquad \left(\begin{array}{l} R_{1}=r_{1}-r_{3}.\\ .\\ . \end{array}\right)$ $\rightarrow\left[\begin{array}{rrr|rrr} 1 & 0 & 0 & 3 & -3 & 1\\ 0 & 1 & 0 & -2 & 2 & -1\\ 0 & 0 & 1 & -4 & 5 & -2 \end{array}\right]$ STEP 3 $A^{-1}=\left[\begin{array}{rrr} {3}&{-3}&{1}\\ {-2}&{2}&{-1}\\ {-4}&{5}&{-2}\end{array}\right]$
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