Question 7, Exercise 2.3

Solutions of Question 7 of Exercise 2.3 of Unit 02: Matrices and Determinants. This is unit of Model Textbook of Mathematics for Class XI published by National Book Foundation (NBF) as Federal Textbook Board, Islamabad, Pakistan.

Verify that (AB)1=B1A1 if A=[2186] and B=[3202].

Solution.

Given: A=[2186]|A|=128=4A1=14[6182]=[64148424]=[3214212] B=[3202]|B|=(32)(20)=6B1=16[2203]=[2626036]=[1313012] AB=[2186][3202]=[(23+10)(22+12)(83+60)(82+62)]=[662428]|AB|=(628)(624)=168144=24(AB)1=124[286246]=[28246242424624]=[7614114] B1A1=[1313012][3214212]B1A1=[(12+23)(11216)114]=[7614114] (AB)1=[7614114]B1A1=[7614114] Therefore, (AB)1=B1A1 is verified for the given matrices A and B.

Verify that (AB)1=B1A1 in each of the following A=[111211213] and B=[323211432].

Solution.

Do yourself.

Verify that (AB)1=B1A1 in each of the following A=[2i612ii16] and B=[312101011]

Solution.

Verify that (AB)1=B1A1 in each of the following A=[125111231] and B=[234102013]

Solution.