What is the Inverse Matrix for A?

  • Thread starter Thread starter LaraCroft
  • Start date Start date
  • Tags Tags
    Geometric Matrix
Join the discussion
Registration is free. Ask a follow-up in this thread, or start your own.
1 reply · 2K views
LaraCroft
Messages
14
Reaction score
0

Homework Statement



If A =

[ -4e^4t sin(9t) -4e^5t cos (9t) ]
[ 4e^4t cos (9t) -4te^5t sin (9t) ]

then A^-1 =

[ ___ ___ ]
[ ___ ___ ]

Homework Equations



how do you deal with the exponents?

The Attempt at a Solution


Put into RREF, and then see what the inverse is?
 
Physics news on Phys.org
Well, you know that a matrix times its inverse gives the identity matrix. Set up the inverse matrix as having four unknown numbers in it (a,b,c,d for instance) and plug it into the equation I just mentioned. This will give you some equations to solve to find the parts of the inverse matrix.