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: 70

Answer

0, no inverse.

Work Step by Step

Step 1. List the matrix needed: $\begin{array} \\A=\\ \end{array} \begin{bmatrix} 2&4&0\\ -1&1&2\\0&3&2 \end{bmatrix}$ Step 2. Calculate the determinant use row-1 expansion (use the formula from section 10.6): $|A|=2(1\times2-2\times3)-4(-1\times2-0)+0=-8+8=0$ Step 3. Since $det(A)=|A|=0$, $A^{-1}$ does not exist.
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