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 72: 53

Answer

$x=4$

Work Step by Step

That would mean that $AA$ is equal to the identity matrix; thus the equations we get are: $9-2x=1$, $3\cdot-2+(-3)(-2)=0$, $3x-3x=0$, $-2x+9=1$ The middle two are satisfied and the other two are the same, so $9-2x=1\\8=2x\\x=4$
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