Elementary Linear Algebra 7th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1-13311-087-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-13311-087-3

Chapter 2 - Matrices - 2.3 The Inverse of a Matrix - 2.3 Exercises - Page 71: 28

Answer

$$A^{-1}= \left[ \begin {array}{cccccccc} 27&-10&4&-29 \\ -16&5&-2&18\\ - 17&4&-2&20\\ -7&2&-1&8\end {array} \right] .$$

Work Step by Step

To find $A^{-1}$, we have $$\left[ A \ \ I \right]=\left[ \begin {array}{cccccccc} 4&8&-7&14&1&0&0&0 \\ 2&5&-4&6&0&1&0&0\\ 0&2&1&-7&0&0 &1&0\\ 3&6&-5&10&0&0&0&1\end {array} \right] . $$ Using Gauss-Jordan elimination, we get the row-reduced echelon form as follows $$\left[I \ \ A^{-1} \right]= \left[ \begin {array}{cccccccc} 1&0&0&0&27&-10&4&-29 \\ 0&1&0&0&-16&5&-2&18\\ 0&0&1&0&- 17&4&-2&20\\ 0&0&0&1&-7&2&-1&8\end {array} \right] . $$ Then $A^{-1}$ is given by $$A^{-1}= \left[ \begin {array}{cccccccc} 27&-10&4&-29 \\ -16&5&-2&18\\ - 17&4&-2&20\\ -7&2&-1&8\end {array} \right] .$$
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