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: 40

Answer

$x=-10,\quad y=10$

Work Step by Step

$A=\left[\begin{array}{ll} 3 & 4\\ 7 & 9 \end{array}\right],\qquad B=\left[\begin{array}{l} 10\\ 20 \end{array}\right],\quad X=A^{-1}B$ $ad-bc=3(9)-(4)(7)=-1\neq 0$ $A^{-1}=(-1)\cdot\left[\begin{array}{ll} 9 & -4\\ -7 & 3 \end{array}\right]$ $A^{-1}=\left[\begin{array}{ll} -9 & 4\\ 7 & -3 \end{array}\right]$ $X=A^{-1}B$ $X=\left[\begin{array}{ll} -9 & 4\\ 7 & -3 \end{array}\right]\left[\begin{array}{l} 10\\ 20 \end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{l} -9(10)+4(20)\\ 7(10)-3(20) \end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{l} -10\\ 10 \end{array}\right]$ $x=-10,\quad y=10$
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