College Algebra (6th Edition)

Published by Pearson
ISBN 10: 0-32178-228-3
ISBN 13: 978-0-32178-228-1

Chapter 6 - Matrices and Determinants - Exercise Set 6.4 - Page 641: 89

Answer

$\left[\begin{array}{ll} 1 & 0\\ 0 & 1 \end{array}\right]$ (sample answer)

Work Step by Step

If $A=\left[\begin{array}{ll} a & b\\ c & d \end{array}\right]$, then$ A$ is invertible if and only if $ad-bc\neq 0$, and, $A^{-1}=\displaystyle \frac{1}{ad-bc}\left[\begin{array}{ll} d & -b\\ -c & a \end{array}\right]$. --------- Since $I\cdot I=I,$ the simplest example is $\left[\begin{array}{ll} 1 & 0\\ 0 & 1 \end{array}\right].$ $I^{-1}=\displaystyle \frac{1}{1(1)-0}\left[\begin{array}{ll} 1 & -0\\ -0 & 1 \end{array}\right]=\displaystyle \left[\begin{array}{ll} 1 & 0\\ 0 & 1 \end{array}\right]=I$.
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