1. Given matrix A :

   A   = 4 –19 –7 33

   1. Find A^–1 using the method covered in class.
   2. Then show that AA^–1 = I and that A^–1A = I .
   3. What is det(A) ?
   4. What is det(A^–1) ?

2. Use the inverse method to solve the system

   4 –19 –7 33

   x1 x2

   =

   12 –5

   Use Gauss elimination, LU decomposition, or Maple to check your answer.

3. See this Maple example for inverting a matrix.

   You may then use Maple to check your answers to problems 1 and 2.

4. Use Maple (as above) to obtain the inverse of coefficient matrix A:

   		1	–1	0
   A	=	1	0	–1
   		–6	2	3

   Now use the inverse method to solve system

   1 –1 0 1 0 –1 –6 2 3

   x1 x2 x3

   =

   –2 4 3

5. If a computer takes 3 seconds to invert a 60 x 60 matrix, estimate how long will it take to invert a matrix of order 300?
   Answer:   About 31.25 minutes

   
   

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   Do the following using an appropriate theorem covered in class (to be covered Friday).

6. Without finding the inverse of A, calculate det(A^-1) for A.

   A   = 8     6 4     9

7. Prove the theorem that if A is invertible, then its inverse is unique.
   Hint: Suppose B and C are both inverses of A. Show that B = C.
   Warning: don't refer to either B or C as A^–1. By doing so you are unknowingly assuming what you are trying to prove.

8. If det(A) = 100,000 and A has order 12, what is det(¾A)?    (the number is three-fourths)
   Answer:   3,167.6352

9. If  | A | = 12,345  and A has order 8, what is | 4A^–1|  ?   
   Answer:   5.3087

10. Suppose A is square. Answer True or False:  If A has a zero in its diagonal, then A is singular.

11. Suppose both A and B are order n and invertible. Answer the following with True or False:
    1.   A^–1  =  1÷A
    2.   (A^–1)^–1  =  A
    3.   det(A)   =   det(A^–1)
    4.   det(A + B)   =   det(A) + det(B) 
    5.   (A + B)^–1   =   A^–1 + B^–1
    6.   (AB)^–1   =   A^–1 B^–1
    7.   (A + B)^T   =   A^T + B^T
    8.   | A^T |   =   | A |