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CHAPTER 3 MATRICES
INVERSE MATRICES
Finding inverse using Elementary Row Operation (ERO)
a) Interchanging the i
th
row and j
th
row.
ROW INTERCHANGE=

b) Multiplying the i
th
row with a nonzero constant
ROW SCALING = R = Ri
c) Adding a multiple of j
th
row to the i
th
row.
ROW ADDITION=
*
i j i
R R R o = +


PROCEDURE:
STEP 1: Obtain a 1 in the first position on the leading diagonal.
STEP 2: Obtain zeros under 1 in the first column.
STEP 3: Obtain a 1 the second position on the leading diagonal.
STEP 4: Obtain a zero under 1 in the seconD column.
STEP 5: Obtain a 1 in the third position on the leading diagonal.
STEP 6: Obtain zeros above all the 1s.

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1
A I I A

i j
R R


















a b c
d e f
g h i
(
(
(
(

STEP 1 = 1
STEP 2 = 0
STEP 3 = 0
STEP 3 = 1 STEP 4 = 0
STEP 5 = 0
STEP 6 = 0
STEP 7 = 1
EXAMPLES: FIND THE INVERSE
1.











2.













1 3
( )
2 5
a A
(
=
(

2 1 1
1 1 1
2 2 1
(
(
=
(
(

Given P
3.
2 4 3
1 2 1
2 3 1

(
(
=
(
(

B