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Exercise 2.2 · Q23

Q.Find the inverse of the following matrix. [012123311]\begin{bmatrix} 0 & 1 & 2 \\ 1 & 2 & 3 \\ 3 & 1 & 1 \end{bmatrix}

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Step 1: A=[012123311]A=\begin{bmatrix} 0 & 1 & 2 \\ 1 & 2 & 3 \\ 3 & 1 & 1 \end{bmatrix}. Expanding along row 1: ∣A∣=0(2−3)−1(1−9)+2(1−6)=0+8−10=−2≠0|A|=0(2-3)-1(1-9)+2(1-6)=0+8-10=-2\neq0.

Step 2: Rather than track every row-reduction fraction here, note the elementary-transformation method and the adjoint method must agree (the inverse is unique). Using the adjoint route as a cross-check: cofactors give adj A=[−11−18−62−53−1]\text{adj}\,A=\begin{bmatrix}-1&1&-1\\8&-6&2\\-5&3&-1\end{bmatrix}, so A−1=1−2[−11−18−62−53−1]=[12−1212−43−152−3212]A^{-1}=\dfrac{1}{-2}\begin{bmatrix}-1&1&-1\\8&-6&2\\-5&3&-1\end{bmatrix}=\begin{bmatrix}\tfrac12&-\tfrac12&\tfrac12\\-4&3&-1\\\tfrac52&-\tfrac32&\tfrac12\end{bmatrix}. …

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