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: 63

Answer

$A^n=\left[\begin{array}{c c} 2^{n-1}& 2^{n-1}\\ 2^{n-1}& 2^{n-1} \end{array} \right]$

Work Step by Step

We detect the pattern as follows: $A^2=\left[\begin{array}{c c} 2& 2\\ 2& 2\end{array} \right], A^3=\left[\begin{array}{c c} 4&4\\ 4& 4\end{array} \right],A^4=\left[\begin{array}{c c} 8& 8\\ 8& 8\end{array} \right]$ Hence, according to the pattern $A^n=\left[\begin{array}{c c} 2^{n-1}& 2^{n-1}\\ 2^{n-1}& 2^{n-1} \end{array} \right]$
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