3. Find the inverses of the following matrices, if they exist. $A = \begin{bmatrix} 5 & 10 \\ 4 & 7 \end{bmatrix}$, and $B = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & -2 & 1 \\ 4 & -7 & 3 \\ -2 & 6 & -4 \end{bmatrix}$.
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Step 1: For matrix A=[[5,10],[4,7]], we can find the inverse using the formula for a 2x2 matrix: A^-1 = 1/(ad-bc) * [[d, -b],[-c, a]] where a=5, b=10, c=4, d=7 Show more…
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