Matrices - Lessons - Part 4
Matrices - Lessons - Part 4
Matrices - Lessons - Part 4
( )
¿a ¿b
If A = ¿ ¿
c d 2 ×2
Examples:
( )
¿ 2 ¿1
1. If B = ¿ ¿ , then find the determinant of B
3 5
Solution:
determinant of B = a × d−b × c
= 2 ×5−1× 3
= 10 3
= 7 ans.
HW
2. Find the inverse of:
( )
¿5 ¿2
¿ ¿
2 x−1 x
Solution:
determinant = 5
a × d−b × c = 5
5 x−2 ( 2 x−1 ) = 5
5 x−4 x+2 = 5
5 x−4 x = 5 2
x = 3 ans.
Note:
If the determinant of a matrix is 0 then the matrix has no inverse. It is called a singular matrix.
Questions: HW
4. If (m−1
5
2)
4
is a singular matrix, calculate the value of m.
If A = ( ac db ), then A 1 =
1
(
× d −b .
a ×d −b ×c −c a )
A 1 is the symbol for the inverse of the matrix A.
Note:
A × A1 = 1
Examples:
( )
3 −4
P -1
= −5 −7 ans.
2 2
(c) Write down the 2 2 matrix which is equal to the product of M × M −1.
Example:
A store sells large and small sizes of blue shirts and yellow shirts. The selling price of either shirt is $x for
a large size and $y for a small size. The table shows the number of shirts sold in a day.
large small
blue shirt 5 3
yellow shirt 6 4
The total income from the sale of the blue shirt was $84 and from the yellow shirt was $104.
Solution:
1. (a) A×B = C
Determinant = 5 × 4 – 3 × 6
=2
(c) (
2 −1.5 84
A−1 C = −3 2.5 104 )( )
= ( )
12
8
(d) The answers in part (c) are the answers for the matrix B.
The cost of large size shirt (x) = $12 and the cost of small size shirt (y) = $8