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: 8

Answer

$B^{-1}= \left[\begin{array}{rrr} -1 & 1 & -1\\ 2 & -2 & 1\\ -2 & 5/2 & -1 \end{array}\right]$

Work Step by Step

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