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 733: 62

Answer

No. see explanations.

Work Step by Step

Step 1. Write the new matrix together with an identify as: $\begin{array}( \\A|I= \\ \\ \end{array} \begin{bmatrix} 3 & 1&4 &| &1 &0&0\\4 & 2&6 &| &0 &1&0\\3 & 2&5 &| &0 &0&1 \end{bmatrix} \begin{array}( 4R_1\\3R_2 \\4R_3 \\\end{array}$ Step 2. Use row operations to transform the left half into a reduced row-echelon: $\begin{bmatrix} 12 & 4&16 &| &4 &0&0\\12& 6&18 &| &0 &3&0\\12 &8&20 &| &0 &0&4 \end{bmatrix} \begin{array}( \\R_2-R_1 \\R_3-R_2 \\\end{array}$ $\begin{bmatrix} 12 & 4&16 &| &4 &0&0\\0& 2&2 &| &-4 &3&0\\0 &2&2 &| &0 &-3&4 \end{bmatrix} $ Since the last two rows of the left half matrix are the same, it is not possible to find an inverse of the orginal matrix. Step 3. Without the inverse matrix, it will not be possible to use matrix inversion to solve parts (b), (c), and (d) of Exercise 61.
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