Practical Method in Finding the Inverse of a Matrix

Note:
The procedures can easily be remembered by using the acronym
“S-I-N-E”;

S – for search
I – for interchange
N – for normalize
E – for elimination
Problem:
1 1 1
Find the inverse of A = 1 2 3 using the Gauss – Jordan method.
0 1 1

1 0 0 R1 = r1
0 1 0 R2 = r2 – r1
0 0 1 R3 = r3

1 0 0
−1 1 0
0 0 1
 R2 = r2

R1 = r1 - r2

R3 = r3 – r2

1 0 −1 2 −1 0
0 1 2 −1 1 0
0 0 −1 1 −1 1 R3 = r3 / -1

1 0 −1 2 −1 0 R1 = r1 + r3
0 1 2 −1 1 0 R2 = r2 – 2r3
0 0 1 −1 1 −1
Therefore,
1 0 0 1 0 −1 1 0 −1
0 1 0 1 −1 2 𝐴−1 = 1 −1 2
0 0 1 −1 1 −1 −1 1 −1
• Checking

𝐴−1 𝐴 = 𝐼

1 0 −1 1 1 1 1 0 0
1 −1 2 1 2 3 = 0 1 0
−1 1 −1 0 1 1 0 0 1

1 0 0 1 0 0
0 1 0 = 0 1 0
0 0 1 0 0 1
QUIZ
1 2 2
• FIND THE INVERSE OF A 1 3 1 USING THE GAUSS – JORDAN
1 3 2
METHOD