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: 14

Answer

$A^{-1}=\left[\begin{array}{ll} 1/6 & 1/4\\ 1/3 & 0 \end{array}\right]$

Work Step by Step

$ad-bc=0-12=-12$ $A^{-1}=-\displaystyle \frac{1}{12}\left[\begin{array}{ll} -2 & -3\\ -4 & 0 \end{array}\right]=\displaystyle \left[\begin{array}{ll} 1/6 & 1/4\\ 1/3 & 0 \end{array}\right]$ Checking, $AA^{-1}=\left[\begin{array}{ll} 0(\frac{1}{6})+3(\frac{1}{3}) & 0(\frac{1}{4})+3(0)\\ 4(\frac{1}{6})-2(\frac{1}{3}) & 4(\frac{1}{4})-2(0) \end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{ll} 1 & 0\\ 0 & 1 \end{array}\right]=I_{2}$ $A^{-1}A=\left[\begin{array}{ll} \frac{1}{6}(0)+\frac{1}{4}(4) & \frac{1}{6}(3)+\frac{1}{4}(-2)\\ \frac{1}{3}(0)+0(4) & \frac{1}{3}(3)+0(-2) \end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{ll} 1 & 0\\ 0 & 1 \end{array}\right]=I_{2}$
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