Decomposing Matrices into Elementary Matrices: A Reverse Approach

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The discussion focuses on the process of decomposing a matrix A into elementary matrices by utilizing its inverse, A-1. The user clarifies that if A-1 can be expressed as a product of elementary matrices (E3E2E1), then A can be represented as the product of the inverses of those matrices, specifically A = (E3E2E1)-1 = E1-1E2-1E3-1. This method confirms that the decomposition of a matrix into elementary matrices can be achieved by reversing the order of the elementary matrices used in its inverse. The approach is mathematically sound and follows the properties of matrix inverses.

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I have a question about elementary matrices,
I have matrix A, and I just found A-1, and then the question wants me to write A-1 as a product of elementary matrices.
Ok, that's easy, but now the question wants me to write A as a product of elementary matrices, how do I go about doing this?
Would it be the same as writing A-1 as a product of elementary matrices but backwards?
 
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lol does that question make sense? or should I describe it better?
 
If A-1=E3E2E1, then A equals the inverse of that; that is A=(E3E2E1)-1=E1-1E2-1E3-1.
 

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