Question 11 Mark
If $A=\left[\begin{array}{rr}2 & -1 \\ 1 & 3\end{array}\right]$, then $A ^{-1}= ?$
Answer
View full question & answer→$A^{-1}=\frac{1}{|A|}$ adj $A \ldots (i)$
$ |A|=3 \times 2-(1) \times(-1) =7$
$C_{11}=3, C_{12}=-1$
$C_{21}=1, C_{22}=2$
Co$-$factor matrix $A=\left(\begin{array}{ll}2 & 1 \\ 4 & 3\end{array}\right)$
Adj $A=\left(\begin{array}{ll}3 & -1 \\ 1 & 2\end{array}\right)^{\prime}$
$=\left(\begin{array}{cc}3 & 1 \\-1 & 2\end{array}\right)$
Putting in $1$
$\begin{array}{l} A^{-1}=\frac{1}{|7|}\left(\begin{array}{cc}3 & 1 \\-1 & 2\end{array}\right) \end{array} $
$ =\left(\begin{array}{cc} \frac{3}{7} & \frac{1}{7} \\ \frac{-1}{7} & \frac{2}{7} \end{array}\right) $
$ |A|=3 \times 2-(1) \times(-1) =7$
$C_{11}=3, C_{12}=-1$
$C_{21}=1, C_{22}=2$
Co$-$factor matrix $A=\left(\begin{array}{ll}2 & 1 \\ 4 & 3\end{array}\right)$
Adj $A=\left(\begin{array}{ll}3 & -1 \\ 1 & 2\end{array}\right)^{\prime}$
$=\left(\begin{array}{cc}3 & 1 \\-1 & 2\end{array}\right)$
Putting in $1$
$\begin{array}{l} A^{-1}=\frac{1}{|7|}\left(\begin{array}{cc}3 & 1 \\-1 & 2\end{array}\right) \end{array} $
$ =\left(\begin{array}{cc} \frac{3}{7} & \frac{1}{7} \\ \frac{-1}{7} & \frac{2}{7} \end{array}\right) $
