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Solution:

Adjoin the identity matrix onto the right of the original matrix, so that you have A on the left side and the identity matrix on
the right side. It will look like this:

4 1 2 1 0 0
2 3 -1 0 1 0
1 -2 2 0 0 1

Now find the inverse matrix. Using elementary row operations to transform the left side of the resulting matrix to the identity
matrix.

R1 / 4 → R1 (divide the 1 row by 4)

1 0.25 0.5 0.25 0 0


2 3 -1 0 1 0
1 -2 2 0 0 1

R2 - 2 R1 → R2 (multiply 1 row by 2 and subtract it from 2 row); R3 - 1 R1 → R3 (multiply 1 row by 1 and subtract it from 3
row)

1 0.25 0.5 0.25 0 0


0 2.5 -2 -0.5 1 0
0 -2.25 1.5 -0.25 0 1

R2 / 2.5 → R2 (divide the 2 row by 2.5)

1 0.25 0.5 0.25 0 0


0 1 -0.8 -0.2 0.4 0
0 -2.25 1.5 -0.25 0 1

R1 - 0.25 R2 → R1 (multiply 2 row by 0.25 and subtract it from 1 row); R3 + 2.25 R2 → R3 (multiply 2 row by 2.25 and add it
to 3 row)

1 0 0.7 0.3 -0.1 0


0 1 -0.8 -0.2 0.4 0
0 0 -0.3 -0.7 0.9 1

R3 / -0.3 → R3 (divide the 3 row by -0.3)

1 0 0.7 0.3 -0.1 0


0 1 -0.8 -0.2 0.4 0
7 10
0 0 1 -3 -
3 3

R1 - 0.7 R3 → R1 (multiply 3 row by 0.7 and subtract it from 1 row); R2 + 0.8 R3 → R2 (multiply 3 row by 0.8 and add it to 2
row)
4 7
1 0 0 - 2
3 3
5 8
0 1 0 -2 -
3 3
7 10
0 0 1 -3 -
3 3
Answer:

4 7
- 2
3 3
5 8
A-1 =  3
-2 -
3
7 10
-3 -
3 3

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