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Matrix Inverses

The document discusses the identity matrix, its properties, and the concept of matrix inverses. It includes definitions, examples, and exercises to determine whether given matrices are inverses of each other. Additionally, it outlines conditions under which a matrix does not have an inverse and provides problems for finding inverses of specific matrices.

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Matrix Inverses

The document discusses the identity matrix, its properties, and the concept of matrix inverses. It includes definitions, examples, and exercises to determine whether given matrices are inverses of each other. Additionally, it outlines conditions under which a matrix does not have an inverse and provides problems for finding inverses of specific matrices.

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Name: Date:

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Main Ideas/Questions Notes/Examples
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• The identity matrix, denoted ________, is a square matrix, that


when multiplied by another matrix, equals that same matrix.

• If A is an n x n matrix and I is an n x n identity matrix, then

___________________ and ___________________.

• An identity matrix contains 1’s along the main diagonal and 0’s for
the remaining elements.

2 x 2 Identity Matrix: 3 x 3 Identity Matrix:


© Gina Wilson (All Things Algebra®, LLC)

• Two n x n matrices are inverses of each other if and only if

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• If matrix A has an inverse, denoted as ________, then _________________

AND _________________.
Determine whether the pair of matrices are inverses.
 −1 2  5 2 
1. A =  , B =  
 3 −5 3 1

 −8 3   −6 2 
2. R =  , S =  
 4 −2  16 −5

© Gina Wilson (All Things Algebra®, LLC), 2018


 1 1
 − − 
 −3 −2  4 16
3. C =  , D =  
 −4 8  − 1 3 
 8 32 

Not all matrices have an inverse. Matrix A does not have an inverse if

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a b  1  d −b
Inverse of a If A =   , then A = A   (where A  0 )
−1

c d   −c a 

Find the inverse of each matrix, if it exists.


 4 −1  8 −4 
4.   5.  
© Gina Wilson (All Things Algebra®, LLC)

 −6 3   2 −1

8 −10   3 −8 
6.   7.  
8 5   3 −6 

 −6 12   −5 −9
8.   9.  
 1 −2  10 −6 

© Gina Wilson (All Things Algebra®, LLC), 2018

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