SOLUTION: Could you please help me with this problem? Slove the MAtrix equation |5 2|`````|4 3| |2 1| X= |1 -2| T

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Question 18422: Could you please help me with this problem?
Slove the MAtrix equation
|5 2|`````|4 3|
|2 1| X= |1 -2|

Thanks a lot
Kat
Answer by khwang(438) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
|5 2|`````|4 3|
|2 1| X= |1 -2|
The inverse of |5 2|
|2 1| is
|1 -2|
|-2 5|
(since the inverse of }a b| |d -b|
|c d| = |-c a|/(ad-bc) )
hence X = |1 -2| |4 3|
|-2 5| * |1 -2|

= ...

Kenny