Differential Equations and Linear Algebra (4th Edition)

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Chapter 2 - Matrices and Systems of Linear Equations - 2.6 The Inverse of a Square Matrix - Problems - Page 178: 41

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Given $A=\begin{bmatrix} a_{11} &a_{12}\\a_{21} & a_{22} \end{bmatrix}$ To find the inverse of $A$, we obtain augmented matrix: $\begin{bmatrix} a_{11} &a_{12} | 1&0\\a_{21} & a_{22}| 0 & 1 \end{bmatrix} \approx \begin{bmatrix} 0 &\frac{a_{12} }{a_{11} }| \frac{1}{a_{11}}&0\\a_{21} & a_{22}| 0 & 1 \end{bmatrix} \approx \begin{bmatrix} 0 &\frac{a_{12} }{a_{11} }| \frac{1}{a_{11}}&0\\ 0 &\frac{ a_{11} a_{22}- a_{21} a_{12}}{ a_{11}}| -\frac{ a_{21}}{ a_{11}} & 1 \end{bmatrix} \approx \begin{bmatrix} 0 &\frac{a_{12} }{a_{11} }| \frac{1}{a_{11}}&0\\ 0 &1| -\frac{ a_{21}}{a_{11}a_{22}-a_{12}a_{21}} & \frac{a_{11} }{a_{11} a_{22}- a_{21} a_{12}} \end{bmatrix} \approx \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 0| \frac{a_{22} }{a_{11} a_{22}- a_{21} a_{12}} & \frac{-a_{12} }{a_{11} a_{22}- a_{21} a_{12}}\\ 0 &1| -\frac{ a_{21}}{a_{11}a_{22}-a_{12}a_{21}} & \frac{a_{11} }{a_{11} a_{22}- a_{21} a_{12}} \end{bmatrix}$ Hence, $A^{-1}= \begin{bmatrix} \frac{a_{22} }{a_{11} a_{22}- a_{21} a_{12}} & \frac{-a_{12} }{a_{11} a_{22}- a_{21} a_{12}}\\-\frac{ a_{21}}{a_{11}a_{22}-a_{12}a_{21}} & \frac{a_{11} }{a_{11} a_{22}- a_{21} a_{12}} \end{bmatrix}= \begin{bmatrix} \frac{a_{22} }{\Delta} & \frac{-a_{12} }{\Delta}\\-\frac{ a_{21}}{\Delta} & \frac{a_{11} }{\Delta} \end{bmatrix}=\frac{1}{\Delta}\begin{bmatrix} a_{22} & -a_{12}\\ -a_{21} & a_{11} \end{bmatrix}$ where $\Delta \ne0$ $1.M_1(\frac{1}{a_{11}})\\ 2.A_{12}(-a_{21})\\ 3.M_2(\frac{a_{11} }{a_{11} a_{22}- a_{21} a_{12}})\\ 4. A_{21}(\frac{-a_{12}}{a_{11}})$
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