College Algebra (11th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Section 5.8 - Matrix Inverses - 5.8 Exercises: 13

Answer

$\begin{bmatrix} 2 & 1 \\ -\frac{3}{2} & -\frac{1}{2} \end{bmatrix}$

Work Step by Step

Let us suppose that $P$ is the given matrix. First we check if the inverse exists: $det P=\begin{vmatrix} -1 & -2 \\ 3 & 4 \end{vmatrix}=4(-1)-3(-2)=2$ Since $det P\not=0$, the inverse exists. $P^{-1}=\dfrac{1}{2} \begin{bmatrix} 4 & 2 \\ -3 & -1 \end{bmatrix}$ $=\begin{bmatrix} 2 & 1 \\ -\frac{3}{2} & -\frac{1}{2} \end{bmatrix}$
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