Differential Equations and Linear Algebra (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32196-467-5
ISBN 13: 978-0-32196-467-0

Chapter 2 - Matrices and Systems of Linear Equations - 2.9 Chapter Review - Additional Problems - Page 192: 8

Answer

$AB^{-1}=-\frac{1}{320}\begin{bmatrix} -17 & -8\\ -6 &-16 \end{bmatrix} $

Work Step by Step

We found in exercise 5 that $AB=\begin{bmatrix} 16 & 8\\ 6 & -17 \end{bmatrix}$ Find an inverse matrix by obtaining augmented matrix: $\begin{bmatrix} 16 & 8 | 1 & 0\\ 6 & -17 | 0 & 1 \end{bmatrix} \approx^1 \begin{bmatrix} 1 & \frac{1}{2} | \frac{1}{16} & 0\\ 6 & -17 | 0 & 1 \end{bmatrix} \approx^2 \begin{bmatrix} 1 & \frac{1}{2} | \frac{1}{16} & 0\\ 0 & -20 | -\frac{3}{8} & 1 \end{bmatrix} \approx^3 \begin{bmatrix} 1 & \frac{1}{2} | \frac{1}{16} & 0\\ 0 & 1 | \frac{3}{160} & -\frac{1}{20} \end{bmatrix} \approx^4 \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 0| \frac{17}{320} & \frac{1}{40}\\ 0 & 1 | \frac{3}{160} & -\frac{1}{20} \end{bmatrix}$ $1.M_1(\frac{1}{16})$ $2.A_{12}(-6)$ $3.M_2(-\frac{1}{20})$ $4.A_{21}(-\frac{1}{2})$ Hence here, $AB^{-1}=\begin{bmatrix} \frac{17}{320} & \frac{1}{40}\\ \frac{3}{160} & -\frac{1}{20} \end{bmatrix} =-\frac{1}{320}\begin{bmatrix} -17 & -8\\ -6 &-16 \end{bmatrix} $
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