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: 13

Answer

$A^{-1}=\left[\begin{array}{ll} 2/7 & -3/7\\ 1/7 & 2/7 \end{array}\right]$

Work Step by Step

$ad-bc=4-(-3)=7$ $A^{-1}=\displaystyle \frac{1}{7}\left[\begin{array}{ll} 2 & -3\\ 1 & 2 \end{array}\right]=\displaystyle \left[\begin{array}{ll} 2/7 & -3/7\\ 1/7 & 2/7 \end{array}\right]$ Check: $AA^{-1}=\left[\begin{array}{ll} 2(\frac{2}{7})+3(\frac{1}{7}) & 2(-\frac{3}{7})+3(\frac{2}{7})\\ -1(\frac{2}{7})+2(\frac{1}{7}) & -1(-\frac{3}{7})+2(\frac{2}{7}) \end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{ll} 7/7 & 0\\ 0 & 7/7 \end{array}\right]=I_{2}$ $A^{-1}A=\left[\begin{array}{ll} \frac{2}{7}(2)+(-\frac{3}{7})(-1) & \frac{2}{7}(3)+(-\frac{3}{7})(2)\\ \frac{1}{7}(2)+(\frac{2}{7})(-1) & \frac{1}{7}(3)+(\frac{2}{7})(2) \end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{ll} 7/7 & 0\\ 0 & 7/7 \end{array}\right]=I_{2}$
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