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Inverse (or its determinant) of an expression in matrices: compute the expression first

This type of question, asked 6 times: 11 May 2023 S2, 9 May 2024 S1, 14 May 2024 S2, 17 Apr 2026 S2, 13 May 2026 S1, 19 May 2026 S2. All 6 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    11 May 2023 S2

    141
    If A=(2174)A = \begin{pmatrix}2 & 1\\7 & 4\end{pmatrix} then (A2−5A)−1(A^2-5A)^{-1} is

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  2. Question 2

    9 May 2024 S1

    123
    If A=[2−1−13]A = \begin{bmatrix} 2 & -1 \\ -1 & 3 \end{bmatrix}, then the inverse of (2A2+5A)\left(2A^2 + 5A\right) is

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  3. Question 3

    14 May 2024 S2

    116
    If A=(1−12−1)A = \begin{pmatrix}1 & -1\\2 & -1\end{pmatrix}, B=(114−1)B = \begin{pmatrix}1 & 1\\4 & -1\end{pmatrix}, then (A+B)−1(A+B)^{-1} is

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  4. Question 4

    17 Apr 2026 S2

    63
    If A=[3000−50007];B=[−100020004]A = \begin{bmatrix} 3 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & -5 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 7 \end{bmatrix}; B = \begin{bmatrix} -1 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 2 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 4 \end{bmatrix} then, (2A+3B)−1=(2A + 3B)^{-1} = ______

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  5. Question 5

    13 May 2026 S1

    68
    If A=[1321]A = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 3 \\ 2 & 1 \end{bmatrix}, then the determinant of (A2−2A)−1(A^2 - 2A)^{-1} is...

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  6. Question 6

    19 May 2026 S2

    67
    If A+I=(3−21−1)A + I = \begin{pmatrix} 3 & -2 \\ 1 & -1 \end{pmatrix}, then the inverse of the matrix (A−I)(A - I) is:

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