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The inverse of the matrix [400050006]\begin{bmatrix} 4 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 5 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 6 \end{bmatrix} is

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Correct Option: 3

The given matrix is:

[400050006]\begin{bmatrix} 4 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 5 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 6 \end{bmatrix}

All the non-diagonal elements are 0. This is a diagonal matrix.


For diagonal matrices, the inverse is obtained by taking the reciprocal of each diagonal element.

4144 → \frac{1}{4}

5155 → \frac{1}{5}

6166 → \frac{1}{6}

The zeros remain as zeros.


The inverse is:

[140001500016]\begin{bmatrix} \frac{1}{4} & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & \frac{1}{5} & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & \frac{1}{6} \end{bmatrix}

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