College Algebra (6th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32178-228-3
ISBN 13: 978-0-32178-228-1

Chapter 6 - Matrices and Determinants - Exercise Set 6.4 - Page 639: 11

Answer

Yes

Work Step by Step

We are given the matrices: $A=\begin{bmatrix}0&0&-2&1\\-1&0&1&1\\0&1&-1&0\\1&0&0&-1\end{bmatrix}$ $B=\begin{bmatrix}1&2&0&3\\0&1&1&1\\0&1&0&1\\1&2&0&2\end{bmatrix}$ In order to check if $B$ is the multiplicative inverse of $A$, we have to compute $AB$ and $BA$ and see if $AB=BA=I_4$. Compute $AB$: $AB=\begin{bmatrix}0&0&-2&1\\-1&0&1&1\\0&1&-1&0\\1&0&0&-1\end{bmatrix}\begin{bmatrix}1&2&0&3\\0&1&1&1\\0&1&0&1\\1&2&0&2\end{bmatrix}$ $=\begin{bmatrix}0+0+0+1&0+0+0+0&0+0+0+0&0+0-2+2\\-1+0+0+1&-2+0+1+2&0+0+0+0&-3+0+1+2\\0+0+0+0&0+1-1+0&0+0+1+0&0+1-1+0\\1+0+0-1&2+0+0-2&0+0+0+0&3+0+0-2\end{bmatrix}$ $=\begin{bmatrix}1&0&0&0\\0&1&0&0\\0&0&1&0\\0&0&0&1\end{bmatrix}$ $=I_4$ Compute $BA$: $BA=\begin{bmatrix}1&2&0&3\\0&1&1&1\\0&1&0&1\\1&2&0&2\end{bmatrix}\begin{bmatrix}0&0&-2&1\\-1&0&1&1\\0&1&-1&0\\1&0&0&-1\end{bmatrix}$ $=\begin{bmatrix}0-2+0+3&0+0+0+0&-2+2+0+0&1+2+0-3\\0-1+0+1&0+0+1+0&0+1-1+0&0+1+0-1\\0-1+0+1&0+0+0+0&0+1+0+0&0+1+0-1\\0-2+0+2&0+0+0+0&-2+2+0+0&1+2+0-2\end{bmatrix}$ $=\begin{bmatrix}1&0&0&0\\0&1&0&0\\0&0&1&0\\0&0&0&1\end{bmatrix}$ $=I_4$ As $AB=BA=I_4$, $B$ is the multiplicative inverse of $A$.
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