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Advanced Keyboard/ALGEBRA USING THE SHARP EL-9900
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1. The calculator will directly establish an identity matrix of a given size by 
pressing  2ndF   MATRIX   C  (OPE) 0   5 (identity) and pressing  3     
ENTER  .  To save the identity matrix in matrix C, press  STO   2ndF
MATRIX A  (NAME) 3 (mat C) ENTER  .  Confirm that the identity matrix 
is stored in matrix C by pressing  2ndF  MATRIX   B   (EDIT) 3 (mat C).
Press  2ndF    QUIT  to exit the matrix editor and press  CL  to clear 
the screen.
2. Find the inverse of the square matrix A by pressing  2ndF   MATRIX  
A (NAME) 1 (mat A) 2ndF    x
-
1
ENTER  .  Press       to see more of 
the matrix.
3. To solve the system of equations x + 2y + z = 8
2x + y – z = 1
x + y – 2z =
-
3
using matrices, use the matrix A entered previously as the coefficient matrix, 
and enter the constants on the right side of the equal sign into matrix B, 
where B = 8
1
-
3   .
Press  2ndF    QUIT  to exit the display of the B matrix.  The solution matrix 
X is found by multiplying mat A
-1
B • mat B.
4. This multiplication is derived from the equation  AX= B,
A
-1
• A • X = A
-1
• B (multiply both sides by A
-1
)
I • X = A
-1
•B  (A
-1
• A = I, identity matrix)
X = A
-1
• B  (I • X = X )
Multiply A
-1
• B by pressing  2ndF  MATRIX   A  (NAME) 1  (mat A)
2ndF    x
-
1
× 2ndF  MATRIX   A  (NAME) 2 (mat B) and ENTER . 
The solution matrix will appear.
MATRIC SOLUTIONS TO
SYSTEMS OF LINEAR EQUATIONS
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