Jambmaths question:
If P = $\left( \begin{matrix} 2 & -3 \\ 1 & 1 \\\end{matrix} \right)$what is P -1
Jamb Maths Solution:
$\begin{align} & \text{for a 2}\times \text{2 matrix }A=\left( \begin{matrix} a & b \\ c & d \\\end{matrix} \right) \\ & {{A}^{-1}}=\frac{1}{ad-cd}\left( \begin{matrix} d & -b \\ -c & a \\\end{matrix} \right) \\ & \therefore {{P}^{-1}}=\frac{1}{2+3}\left( \begin{matrix} 1 & 3 \\ -1 & 2 \\\end{matrix} \right)=\tfrac{1}{5}\left( \begin{matrix} 1 & 3 \\ -1 & 2 \\\end{matrix} \right)=\left( \begin{matrix} \tfrac{1}{5} & \tfrac{3}{5} \\ \tfrac{-1}{5} & \tfrac{2}{5} \\\end{matrix} \right) \\\end{align}$
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