Elementary Linear Algebra 7th Edition

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ISBN 10: 1-13311-087-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-13311-087-3

Chapter 2 - Matrices - 2.4 Elementary Matrices - 2.4 Exercises - Page 82: 25

Answer

the inverse of the matrix $A$ is $A^{-1}=\left[\begin{array}{ccccccc} 1 & 0 &1/4 \\ 0 & 1/6& 1/24 \\ 0 & 0 &1/4 \end{array}\right] \quad $

Work Step by Step

the augmented matrix $\left[\begin{array}{ccccccc} 1 & 0 &-1 & | 1 & 0 &0 \\ 0 & 6& -1& | 0 & 1& 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 4 & | 0 & 0 &1 \end{array}\right] \quad $ by using $\quad R_{2} / 6 \rightarrow R_{2}$ $\left[\begin{array}{ccccccc} 1 & 0 &-1 & | 1 & 0 &0 \\ 0 & 1& -1/6& | 0 & 1/6& 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 4 & | 0 & 0 &1 \end{array}\right] \quad $ Using the relation $R_{3} / 4 \rightarrow R_{3}$ $\left[\begin{array}{ccccccc} 1 & 0 &-1 & | 1 & 0 &0 \\ 0 & 1& -1/6& | 0 & 1/6& 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1 & | 0 & 0 &1/4 \end{array}\right] \quad $ Using the relation $R_{1} + R_{3} \rightarrow R_{1}$ , we have $\left[\begin{array}{ccccccc} 1 & 0 &0 & | 1 & 0 &1/4 \\ 0 & 1& -1/6& | 0 & 1/6& 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1 & | 0 & 0 &1/4 \end{array}\right] \quad $ using the relation $R_{2} + R_{3}/6 \rightarrow R_{2}$ $\left[\begin{array}{ccccccc} 1 & 0 &0 & | 1 & 0 &1/4 \\ 0 & 1& 0/6& | 0 & 1/6& 1/24 \\ 0 & 0 & 1 & | 0 & 0 &1/4 \end{array}\right] \quad $ thus the inverse of the matrix $A$ is $A^{-1}=\left[\begin{array}{ccccccc} 1 & 0 &1/4 \\ 0 & 1/6& 1/24 \\ 0 & 0 &1/4 \end{array}\right] \quad $
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