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Compute the inverse of matrix A below, and use this to express A as a product of elementary matrices
2 0 1
A= 0 1 1
1 -1 0

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Problem: Compute the inverse of matrix A below, and use this to express A as a product of elementary matrices
2 0 1
A= 0 1 1
1 -1 0

Solution:

2 0 1 1 0 0
(A I) = ( 0 1 1 0 1 0 )
1 -1 0 0 0 1

0 0 1
Let E1= ( 0 1 0)
1 0 0

we see that E1 is a elementary ...

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