Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 10 - Review - Exercises - Page 771: 59

Answer

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Work Step by Step

Step 1. List the matrices to be tested: $\begin{array} \\A=\\ \end{array} \begin{bmatrix} 2&-5\\ -2&6 \end{bmatrix}, \begin{array} \\B=\\ \end{array} \begin{bmatrix} 3&5/2\\ 1&1 \end{bmatrix} $ Step 2. Perform the operation: $\begin{array} \\AB=\\ \end{array} \begin{bmatrix} 2&-5\\ -2&6 \end{bmatrix} \begin{bmatrix} 3&5/2\\ 1&1 \end{bmatrix} =\begin{bmatrix} 6-5&5-5\\ -6+6&-5+6 \end{bmatrix} =\begin{bmatrix} 1&0\\ 0&1 \end{bmatrix} $ Step 3. Perform the operation: $\begin{array} \\BA=\\ \end{array} \begin{bmatrix} 3&5/2\\ 1&1 \end{bmatrix} \begin{bmatrix} 2&-5\\ -2&6 \end{bmatrix} =\begin{bmatrix} 6-5&-15+15\\ 2-2&-5+6 \end{bmatrix} =\begin{bmatrix} 1&0\\ 0&1 \end{bmatrix} $ Step 4. Conclusion: we confirmed that matrices A and B are inverses to each other.
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