Question 15 Marks
If $A=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}3 & 1 & 2 \\ 3 & 2 & -3 \\ 2 & 0 & -1\end{array}\right]$, then find $A^{-1}$, also find the solution of system of equations as follows :
$ 3 x+3 y+2 z=1$
$x+2 y=4$
$2 x-3 y-z=5 $
$ 3 x+3 y+2 z=1$
$x+2 y=4$
$2 x-3 y-z=5 $
Answer
View full question & answer→$\begin{array}{rlrl} & A =\left[\begin{array}{ccc}3 & 1 & 2 \\ 3 & 2 & -3 \\ 2 & 0 & -1\end{array}\right] \\ & \therefore | A | =3(-2+0)-1(-1+6)+2(0-4) \\ & =-6-3-8=-17 \neq 0\end{array}$
Hence $A^{-1}$ exists.
Matrix of elements of cofactors of A .
$=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}\left|\begin{array}{cc}2 & -3 \\ 0 & -1\end{array}\right| & -\left|\begin{array}{ll}3 & -3 \\ 2 & -1\end{array}\right| & \left|\begin{array}{ll}3 & 2 \\ 2 & 0\end{array}\right| \\ -\left|\begin{array}{cc}1 & 2 \\ 0 & -1\end{array}\right| & \left|\begin{array}{cc}3 & 2 \\ 2 & -1\end{array}\right| & -\left\lvert\, \begin{array}{ll}3 & 1 \\ 2 & 0\end{array}\right. \\ \left|\begin{array}{cc}1 & 2 \\ 2 & -3\end{array}\right| & -\left|\begin{array}{cc}3 & 2 \\ 3 & -3\end{array}\right| & \left|\begin{array}{ll}3 & 1 \\ 3 & 2\end{array}\right|\end{array}\right]$
$\begin{array}{c}=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}-2 & -3 & -4 \\ 1 & -7 & 2 \\ -7 & 15 & 3\end{array}\right] \\ \therefore A^{-1}=\frac{1}{|A|} \operatorname{adj} A=\frac{1}{-17}\left[\begin{array}{ccc}-2 & 1 & -7 \\ -3 & -7 & 15 \\ -4 & 2 & 3\end{array}\right]\end{array}$
given system of equations in the form of matrix,
$\left[\begin{array}{ccc}3 & 3 & 2 \\ 1 & 2 & 0 \\ 2 & -3 & -1\end{array}\right]\left[\begin{array}{l}x \\ y \\ z\end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{l}1 \\ 4 \\ 5\end{array}\right]$
$\begin{aligned} \Rightarrow & & A ^{ T } X & = B \\ \Rightarrow & & X & =\left( A ^{ T }\right)^{-1} B=\left( A ^{-1}\right)^{ T } B \end{aligned}$
$\Rightarrow\left[\begin{array}{l}x \\ y \\ z\end{array}\right]=\frac{1}{-17}\left[\begin{array}{ccc}-2 & -3 & -4 \\ 1 & -7 & 2 \\ -7 & 15 & 3\end{array}\right]\left[\begin{array}{l}1 \\ 4 \\ 5\end{array}\right]$
$=-\frac{1}{17}\left[\begin{array}{c}-2-20-20 \\ 1-28+10 \\ -7+60+15\end{array}\right]=\frac{-1}{17}\left[\begin{array}{c}-34 \\ -17 \\ 68\end{array}\right]$
$\Rightarrow\left[\begin{array}{l}x \\ y \\ z\end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{c}2 \\ 1 \\ -4\end{array}\right]$
Hence $x=2, y=1, z=-4$
Hence $A^{-1}$ exists.
Matrix of elements of cofactors of A .
$=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}\left|\begin{array}{cc}2 & -3 \\ 0 & -1\end{array}\right| & -\left|\begin{array}{ll}3 & -3 \\ 2 & -1\end{array}\right| & \left|\begin{array}{ll}3 & 2 \\ 2 & 0\end{array}\right| \\ -\left|\begin{array}{cc}1 & 2 \\ 0 & -1\end{array}\right| & \left|\begin{array}{cc}3 & 2 \\ 2 & -1\end{array}\right| & -\left\lvert\, \begin{array}{ll}3 & 1 \\ 2 & 0\end{array}\right. \\ \left|\begin{array}{cc}1 & 2 \\ 2 & -3\end{array}\right| & -\left|\begin{array}{cc}3 & 2 \\ 3 & -3\end{array}\right| & \left|\begin{array}{ll}3 & 1 \\ 3 & 2\end{array}\right|\end{array}\right]$
$\begin{array}{c}=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}-2 & -3 & -4 \\ 1 & -7 & 2 \\ -7 & 15 & 3\end{array}\right] \\ \therefore A^{-1}=\frac{1}{|A|} \operatorname{adj} A=\frac{1}{-17}\left[\begin{array}{ccc}-2 & 1 & -7 \\ -3 & -7 & 15 \\ -4 & 2 & 3\end{array}\right]\end{array}$
given system of equations in the form of matrix,
$\left[\begin{array}{ccc}3 & 3 & 2 \\ 1 & 2 & 0 \\ 2 & -3 & -1\end{array}\right]\left[\begin{array}{l}x \\ y \\ z\end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{l}1 \\ 4 \\ 5\end{array}\right]$
$\begin{aligned} \Rightarrow & & A ^{ T } X & = B \\ \Rightarrow & & X & =\left( A ^{ T }\right)^{-1} B=\left( A ^{-1}\right)^{ T } B \end{aligned}$
$\Rightarrow\left[\begin{array}{l}x \\ y \\ z\end{array}\right]=\frac{1}{-17}\left[\begin{array}{ccc}-2 & -3 & -4 \\ 1 & -7 & 2 \\ -7 & 15 & 3\end{array}\right]\left[\begin{array}{l}1 \\ 4 \\ 5\end{array}\right]$
$=-\frac{1}{17}\left[\begin{array}{c}-2-20-20 \\ 1-28+10 \\ -7+60+15\end{array}\right]=\frac{-1}{17}\left[\begin{array}{c}-34 \\ -17 \\ 68\end{array}\right]$
$\Rightarrow\left[\begin{array}{l}x \\ y \\ z\end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{c}2 \\ 1 \\ -4\end{array}\right]$
Hence $x=2, y=1, z=-4$