To solve a system of linear equations using inverse matrices, we can follow these steps:
1. Write the system of equations in matrix form:
[tex]\[
\left\{ \begin{array}{l}
x + 5y = -3 \\
-4x - y = -7
\end{array} \right.
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This can be represented as [tex]\( A\mathbf{x} = \mathbf{b} \)[/tex], where
[tex]\[
A = \begin{pmatrix} 1 & 5 \\ -4 & -1 \end{pmatrix}, \quad \mathbf{x} = \begin{pmatrix} x \\ y \end{pmatrix}, \quad \mathbf{b} = \begin{pmatrix} -3 \\ -7 \end{pmatrix}
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2. Find the inverse of matrix [tex]\( A \)[/tex]:
The inverse of a [tex]\( 2 \times 2 \)[/tex] matrix [tex]\( \begin{pmatrix} a & b \\ c & d \end{pmatrix} \)[/tex] is given by:
[tex]\[
A^{-1} = \frac{1}{ad - bc} \begin{pmatrix} d & -b \\ -c & a \end{pmatrix}
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For our matrix [tex]\( A \)[/tex]:
[tex]\[
A = \begin{pmatrix} 1 & 5 \\ -4 & -1 \end{pmatrix}
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First, we compute the determinant of [tex]\( A \)[/tex]:
[tex]\[
\det(A) = (1 \cdot -1) - (5 \cdot -4) = -1 + 20 = 19
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Thus, the inverse of matrix [tex]\( A \)[/tex] is:
[tex]\[
A^{-1} = \frac{1}{19} \begin{pmatrix} -1 & -5 \\ 4 & 1 \end{pmatrix} = \begin{pmatrix} -\frac{1}{19} & -\frac{5}{19} \\ \frac{4}{19} & \frac{1}{19} \end{pmatrix}
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3. Multiply both sides of [tex]\( A\mathbf{x} = \mathbf{b} \)[/tex] by [tex]\( A^{-1} \)[/tex] to solve for [tex]\( \mathbf{x} \)[/tex]:
[tex]\[
\mathbf{x} = A^{-1}\mathbf{b}
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Performing the matrix multiplication:
[tex]\[
\begin{pmatrix} x \\ y \end{pmatrix} = \begin{pmatrix} -\frac{1}{19} & -\frac{5}{19} \\ \frac{4}{19} & \frac{1}{19} \end{pmatrix} \begin{pmatrix} -3 \\ -7 \end{pmatrix}
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This gives us:
[tex]\[
x = \left( -\frac{1}{19} \cdot -3 \right) + \left( -\frac{5}{19} \cdot -7 \right) = \frac{3}{19} + \frac{35}{19} = \frac{38}{19} = 2
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And:
[tex]\[
y = \left( \frac{4}{19} \cdot -3 \right) + \left( \frac{1}{19} \cdot -7 \right) = -\frac{12}{19} - \frac{7}{19} = -\frac{19}{19} = -1
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Thus, the solution to the system of equations is:
[tex]\[
(x, y) = (2, -1)
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