College Algebra (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321979478
ISBN 13: 978-0-32197-947-6

Chapter 8 - Section 8.4 - Matrix Algebra - 8.4 Assess Your Understanding - Page 598: 39

Answer

$A^{-1}=\left[\begin{array}{rrr} {-\displaystyle \frac{5}{7}}&{\displaystyle \frac{1}{7}}&{\displaystyle \frac{3}{7}}\\\\ {\displaystyle \frac{9}{7}}&{\displaystyle \frac{1}{7}}&{-\displaystyle \frac{4}{7}}\\\\ {\displaystyle \frac{3}{7}}&{-\displaystyle \frac{2}{7}}&{\displaystyle \frac{1}{7}}\end{array}\right]$

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 $\left[A|I_{n}\right] = \left[\begin{array}{rrr|rrr} {1}&{1}&{1}&{1}&{0}&{0}\\ {3}&{2}&{-1}&{0}&{1}&{0}\\ {3}&{1}&{2}&{0}&{0}&{1}\end{array}\right] \qquad \left(\begin{array}{l} .\\ R_{2}=r_{2}-3r_{1}.\\ R_{3}=r_{3}-3r_{1}. \end{array}\right)$ STEP 2 $\rightarrow\left[\begin{array}{rrr|rrr} {1}&{1}&{1}&{1}&{0}&{0}\\ {0}&{-1}&{-4}&{-3}&{1}&{0}\\ {0}&{-2}&{-1}&{-3}&{0}&{1}\end{array}\right]\qquad \left(\begin{array}{l} R_{1}=r_{1}+r_{2}.\\ R_{2}=-r_{2}.\\ R_{3}=r_{3}-2r_{2}. \end{array}\right)$ $\rightarrow\left[\begin{array}{rrr|rrr} {1}&{0} &{-3}&{-2}&{1}&{0}\\ {0}&{1} &{4} & {3}&{-1}&{0}\\ {0}&{0} &{7} & {3} &{-2}&{1}\end{array}\right]\qquad\left(\begin{array}{l} .\\ .\\ \div 7. \end{array}\right)$ $\rightarrow\left[\begin{array}{rrr|rrr} {1}&{0}&{-3}&{-2}&{1}&{0}\\ {0}&{1}&{4}&{3}&{-1}&{0}\\ {0}&{0}&{1}&{\displaystyle \frac{3}{7}}&{-\displaystyle \frac{2}{7}}&{\displaystyle \frac{1}{7}}\end{array}\right] \left(\begin{array}{l} R_{1}=r_{1}+3r_{3}.\\ R_{2}=-3r_{3}.\\ . \end{array}\right)$ $\rightarrow\left[\begin{array}{ccc|ccc} {1}&{0}&{0}&{-\displaystyle \frac{5}{7}}&{\displaystyle \frac{1}{7}}&{\displaystyle \frac{3}{7}}\\\\ {0}&{1}&{0}&{\displaystyle \frac{9}{7}}&{\displaystyle \frac{1}{7}}&{-\displaystyle \frac{4}{7}}\\\\ {0}&{0}&{1}&{\displaystyle \frac{3}{7}}&{-\displaystyle \frac{2}{7}}&{\displaystyle \frac{1}{7}}\end{array}\right]$ STEP 3 $A^{-1}=\left[\begin{array}{rrr} {-\displaystyle \frac{5}{7}}&{\displaystyle \frac{1}{7}}&{\displaystyle \frac{3}{7}}\\ {\displaystyle \frac{9}{7}}&{\displaystyle \frac{1}{7}}&{-\displaystyle \frac{4}{7}}\\ {\displaystyle \frac{3}{7}}&{-\displaystyle \frac{2}{7}}&{\displaystyle \frac{1}{7}}\end{array}\right]$
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