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Q.15) Find the inverse of a matrix \( A \) if\[A=\left[\begin{array}{ll}2 & 3 \\5 & 7\end{array}\right]\]

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\(A=\begin{bmatrix}2&3\\5&7\end{bmatrix}\)

\(|A|=\begin{vmatrix}2&3\\5&7\end{vmatrix}\) = 2 x 7 - 5 x 3 = 14 - 15 = -1

∵ Aij = (-1)i+j Mij

∴ A11 = (-1)1+1 M11 = 7,

A12 = (-1)1+2 M12 = -5,

A21 = (-1)2+1 M21 = -3,

A22 = (-1)2+2 M22 = 2

Cofactor matrix = CA \(=\begin{bmatrix}A_{11}&A_{12}\\A_{21}&A_{22}\end{bmatrix}=\begin{bmatrix}7&-5\\-3&2\end{bmatrix}\)

Adjoint matrix of A \(=C^T_A=\begin{bmatrix}7&-5\\-3&2\end{bmatrix}^T=\begin{bmatrix}7&-3\\-5&2\end{bmatrix}\)

\(A^{-1}=\frac{adj(A)}{|A|}=\frac1{-1}\begin{bmatrix}7&-3\\-5&2\end{bmatrix}=\begin{bmatrix}-7&3\\5&-2\end{bmatrix}\)

Hence \(A^{-1}=\begin{bmatrix}-7&3\\5&-2\end{bmatrix}.\)



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