SOLUTION: use matrix inversion to solve 3x-4y=-1 -2x+3y=3

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Question 355472: use matrix inversion to solve 3x-4y=-1 -2x+3y=3
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20056) About Me  (Show Source):
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system%283x-4y=-1%2C++%0D%0A-2x%2B3y=3%29

Write that system in the matrix form AX = B


 

First find the inverse of %28matrix%282%2C2%2C3%2C-4%2C-2%2C3%29%29:

To do that:

1.  Find the value of its determinant, abs%28matrix%282%2C2%2C3%2C-4%2C-2%2C3%29%29=%283%29%283%29-%28-4%29%28-2%29+=+9-8+=+1

2. Swap the upper left and lower right elements of %28matrix%282%2C2%2C3%2C-4%2C-2%2C3%29%29,
getting %28matrix%282%2C2%2C3%2C-4%2C-2%2C3%29%29

[In this case it didn't change anything since they were both 3, but in
other problems it will be different and you must swap them]

3. Then change the signs of the upper right and lower left elements,
getting %28matrix%282%2C2%2C3%2C4%2C2%2C3%29%29

4. Divide every element by the value of the determinant of the 
original matrix which we found to be 13 in step 1, getting
%28matrix%282%2C2%2C3%2F1%2C4%2F1%2C2%2F1%2C3%2F1%29%29 or %28matrix%282%2C2%2C3%2C4%2C2%2C3%29%29

[In this case it didn't change anything since the determinant was 1, but
in other problems it will be different and you must divide.]

This is the inverse A-1 of
the original matrix A.

Left-multiply both sides of the given matrix equation, AX=B



by this inverse, getting the form A-1(AX)=A-1B

 

Use the associative principle to move the parentheses around
the first two matrices on the left, getting the form (A-1A)X=A-1B

 

Do the matrix multiplication:



Simplify:



Simplify some more:



This is the form IX=A-1B


Multiply the matrices on the left:

%28matrix%282%2C1%2C1%2Ax%2B0%2Ay%2C0%2Ax%2B1%2Ay%29%29=%28matrix%282%2C1%2C9%2C7%29%29

Simplify:

%28matrix%282%2C1%2Cx%2Cy%29%29=%28matrix%282%2C1%2C9%2C7%29%29.  This is the form X=A-1B.

So the solution is x=9 and y=7

Edwin