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: 8

Answer

$B$ is the multiplicative inverse of A. $(B=A^{-1})$

Work Step by Step

(See p.629) Let A be an $\mathrm{n}\times \mathrm{n}$ square matrix. If there is a square matrix $A^{-1}$ such that $AA^{-1}=I_{n}$ and $A^{-1}A=I_{n},$ then $A^{-1}$ is the multiplicative inverse of $A$. -------------- The products AB and BA should both be $I_{3}=\left[\begin{array}{lll} 1 & 0 & 0\\ 0 & 1 & 0\\ 0 & 0 & 1 \end{array}\right]$ $AB=\left[\begin{array}{lll} -2+2+1 & 0+1-1 & -2+3-1\\ -5+4+1 & 0+2-1 & -5+6-1\\ 3-2-1 & 0-1+1 & 3-3+1 \end{array}\right]=I_{3}$ $BA=\left[\begin{array}{lll} -2+0+3 & 1+0-1 & -1+0+1\\ -4-5+9 & 2+2-3 & -2-1+3\\ 2-5+3 & -1+2-1 & 1-1+1 \end{array}\right]=I_{3}$ $AB=BA=I_{3},$ so $B$ is the multiplicative inverse of A. $(B=A^{-1})$
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