Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

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

Chapter 10 - Section 10.5 - Inverses of Matrices and Matrix Questions - 10.5 Exercises - Page 732: 23

Answer

$B^{-1}=\left[\begin{array}{rrr} -9/2 & -1 & 4\\ 3 & 1 & -3\\ 7/2 & 1 & -3 \end{array}\right]$

Work Step by Step

Set up a matrix $[B|I]$, and using row operations, transform into $[I|B^{-1}].$ $\left[\begin{array}{rrr|rrr} 0 & -2 & 2 & 1 & 0 & 0\\ 3 & 1 & 3 & 0 & 1 & 0\\ 1 & -2 & 3 & 0 & 0 & 1 \end{array}\right]\left\{\begin{array}{l} R_{1}\leftrightarrow R_{3}.\\ .\\ . \end{array}\right. $ $\left[\begin{array}{rrr|rrr} 1 & -2 & 3 & 0 & 0 & 1\\ 3 & 1 & 3 & 0 & 1 & 0\\ 0 & -2 & 2 & 1 & 0 & 0 \end{array}\right]\left\{\begin{array}{l} .\\ -3R_{1}.\\ . \end{array}\right.$ $\left[\begin{array}{rrr|rrr} 1 & -2 & 3 & 0 & 0 & 1\\ 0 & 7 & -6 & 0 & 1 & -3\\ 0 & -2 & 2 & 1 & 0 & 0 \end{array}\right]\left\{\begin{array}{l} .\\ +3R_{3}.\\ . \end{array}\right.$ $\left[\begin{array}{rrr|rrr} 1 & -2 & 3 & 0 & 0 & 1\\ 0 & 1 & 0 & 3 & 1 & -3\\ 0 & -2 & 2 & 1 & 0 & 0 \end{array}\right]\left\{\begin{array}{l} +2R_{2}.\\ .\\ +2R_{2}. \end{array}\right.$ $\left[\begin{array}{rrr|rrr} 1 & 0 & 3 & 6 & 2 & -5\\ 0 & 1 & 0 & 3 & 1 & -3\\ 0 & 0 & 2 & 7 & 2 & -6 \end{array}\right]\left\{\begin{array}{l} .\\ .\\ \div 2. \end{array}\right.$ $\left[\begin{array}{rrr|rrr} 1 & 0 & 3 & 6 & 2 & -5\\ 0 & 1 & 0 & 3 & 1 & -3\\ 0 & 0 & 1 & 7/2 & 1 & -3 \end{array}\right]\left\{\begin{array}{l} -3R_{3}.\\ .\\ . \end{array}\right.$ $\left[\begin{array}{rrr|rrr} 1 & 0 & 0 & -9/2 & -1 & 4\\ 0 & 1 & 0 & 3 & 1 & -3\\ 0 & 0 & 1 & 7/2 & 1 & -3 \end{array}\right]$ $B^{-1}=\left[\begin{array}{lll} -9/2 & -1 & 4\\ 3 & 1 & -3\\ 7/2 & 1 & -3 \end{array}\right]$
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