SOLUTION: Consider matrix 2x 1 3 -2 Find the value of x for which this matrix does not have an inverse.

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Question 959181: Consider matrix
2x 1
3 -2
Find the value of x for which this matrix does not have an inverse.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find the value of x when the determinant equals zero.
D=%282x%29%28-2%29-3%281%29
-4x-3=0
-4x=3
x=-3%2F4