sagetbob55
Nov 25, 2007, 07:02 PM
Could someone help with my hw? :(   use this inverse to solve the system.
 
                                                   7x-8y=-21
                                                    x-y=-2
eaca1234
Nov 29, 2007, 09:54 PM
First, you have to plug the coefficients (the left side) into a 2x2 matrix.
matrix A= [7   -8]
                [1   -1]
Then, plug in the answers (the right side) to a 2x1 matrix.
Matrix B=   [-21]
                 [  -2]
Multiply the inverse of Matrix A by the original form of Matrix B.
 
The solutions of the multiplication will be your x and y, in that order.