Precalculus: Concepts Through Functions, A Unit Circle Approach to Trigonometry (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 10 - Systems of Equations and Inequalities - Section 10.4 Matrix Algebra - 10.4 Assess Your Understanding - Page 777: 36

Answer

$A^{-1}=\left[\begin{array}{rr} {-2/b}&{3/b}\\ {1}&{-1}\end{array}\right]$

Work Step by Step

In order to calculate the inverse of an $n$ by $n$ non-singular matrix $A$, we will proceed with the following steps: Step -1. Transform the given matrix $A$ into this form $\left[A|I_{n}\right]$ as follows: $\left[A|I_{n}\right]$ = $\left[\begin{array}{ll|ll} {b}&{3}&{1}&{0}\\ {b}&{2}&{0}&{1}\end{array}\right]$ Step-2. Transform the matrix $\left[A|I_{n}\right]$ into reduced row echelon form by using Row operation: $R_{2}=r_{2}-r_{1}$ $\left[\begin{array}{rr|rr} {b}&{3}&{1}&{0}\\ {0}&{-1}&{-1}&{1}\end{array}\right]$ Now, multiply Row-2 by $-1$ to obtain: $\left[\begin{array}{cc|cc}{b}&{0}&{-2}&{3}\\{0}&{1}&{1}&{-1}\end{array}\right]$ Finally, divide Row-1 by $b$ to obtain: $\left[\begin{array}{cc|cc}{1}&{0}&{-2/b}&{-2/b}\\{0}&{1}&{1}&{-1}\end{array}\right]$ Step-3: The reduced row echelon form of $\left[A|I_{n}\right]$ will be represented as the identity matrix $I_{n}$ on the left of the vertical line; and the $n$ by $n$ matrix on the right of the vertical line is the inverse of $A$. Thus, we have: $A^{-1}=\left[\begin{array}{rr} {-2/b}&{3/b}\\ {1}&{-1}\end{array}\right]$ (Note that if the identity matrix does not obtain on the left, then the matrix $A$ does have no inverse).
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