College Algebra 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305115546
ISBN 13: 978-1-30511-554-5

Chapter 6, Matrices and Determinants - Section 6.2 - The Algebra of Matrices - 6.2 Exercises - Page 514: 62

Answer

$A^n=\left[\begin{array}{c c} 1& n\\0&1\end{array} \right]$

Work Step by Step

We are given the matrix: $A=\left[\begin{array}{c c} 1& 1\\0& 1\end{array} \right]$ We multiply the matrix by itself multiple times to find the given powers below: $A^2=\left[\begin{array}{c c} 1& 2\\0& 1\end{array} \right],A^3=\left[\begin{array}{c c} 1& 3\\ 0& 1\end{array} \right],A^4=\left[\begin{array}{c c} 1& 4\\0& 1\end{array} \right]$ We notice that all the elements remain the same except for the top-right value that increases by $1$ each time. Thus, we have the general pattern: $A^n=\left[\begin{array}{c c} 1& n\\0&1\end{array} \right]$
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