A First Course in Linear Algebra · Problem MINM-RQ-2

Matrices — Robert Beezer

Mathematics — Linear Algebra · nonsingularity-invertibility

Problem

In the reading questions for Section MISLE you were asked to find the inverse of the 3×33 \times 3 matrix below. [2311−2−3−246]\begin{bmatrix} 2 & 3 & 1 \\ 1 & -2 & -3 \\ -2 & 4 & 6 \end{bmatrix} Because the matrix was not nonsingular, you had no theorems at that point that would allow you to compute the inverse. Explain why you now know that the inverse does not exist (which is different than not being able to compute it) by quoting the relevant theorem's acronym.

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