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: 16

Answer

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

Work Step by Step

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