2x2 Matrices, Determinants, and Inverses

Warm-up
A=
B=
C=
D=


2
0
3
-5
-1
4
-7
2
1
6
0
-6

2
9
4

-3


1. Find 8A
2. Find AC
3. Find CD
2
-1

4. Find BD
2x2 Matrices,
Determinants, and
Inverses
Goal To evaluate determinants and
inverses of 2x2 matrices and to use
inverse matrices to solve equations
Thinking Skill To make decisions
after reflection and review
Definitions

Square Matrix

Matrix with the same number of rows as columns
Definitions

Multiplicative Identity Matrix

For an nxn matrix, the multiplicative identity matrix
is an nxn square matrix I, or Inxn, with 1s along the
main diagonal and 0s elsewhere.
Definitions

Multiplicative Inverse of a Matrix

If A and X are nxn matrices, and AX = XA = I,
then X is the multiplicative inverse of A written as
A-1


  
Show that the matrices are multiplicative inverses
-2
-5
-8
5
-3
-8
&
3
-2
Definitions

Determinant of a 2x2 matrix

a c 
The determinant of a 2x2 matrix 
is ad - bc

b d 

Notation det A

EX

a c
b d
Evaluate the determinant
7 8 
det 


5
9


a  b 
det 

b
a


Definitions

Inverse of a 2x2 matrix

a b
Let A = 
 . If det A  0, then A has an inverse.

If det A 0, then
c d 
1 d  b 
1 d  b 
A 





det A  c a  ad  bc  c a 
1
Determine if it has an inverse…if so,
find it [flip a and d, make b and c negative]
1 d  b 
1 d  b 
A 



det A  c a  ad  bc  c a 
1
6 5 
25 20


12 4
9 3 


Using Inverse Matrices to
solve equations

AX = B
A-1(AX) = A-1B
(A-1A)X = A -1B
IX = A-1B
X = A-1B
Solving a Matrix Equation
3  4
0  22
4  5  X  0  28





Steps




Get in form AX = B
Find A-1
Use X = A-1B
Check
Lesson Quiz
1.
2.
3.
4.
5 2
 2 1  the


Is
know?
1 2
inverse of 
? How do you

2 5 
Find the determinant of
Find the inverse
Solve
 12 5 
 16 4


 2 4 
of 3

 7

20 35
 3
1 2  X  7 


 