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Solving the complex equation ax = b – HP 15c User Manual

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168 Section 12: Calculating with Matrices

Writing down the elements of C,

 

P

1

10

11

10

11

11

10

10

0500

.

1

10

0000

.

1

10

8000

.

3

10

0000

.

1

0000

.

1

10

0000

.

4

10

8500

.

2

0000

.

1

ZZ

C

,

where the upper half of matrix C is the real part of ZZ

-1

and the lower half

is the imaginary part. Therefore, by inspection of matrix C,

10

11

11

11

11

10

1

10

0500

.

1

10

0000

.

1

10

8000

.

3

10

0000

.

1

0000

.

1

10

0000

.

4

10

8500

.

2

0000

.

1

i

ZZ

As expected,

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

1

i

-

ZZ

Solving the Complex Equation AX = B

You can solve the complex matrix equation AX = B by finding X = A

-1

B.

Do this by calculating X

P

= (Ã)

-1

B

P

.

To solve the equation AX = B, where A, X, and B are complex matrices:

1. Store the elements of A and B in memory, in the form either of Z

P

or

of Z

C

.

2. Recall the descriptor of the matrix representing B into the display.

3. If the elements of B were entered in the form B

C

, press ´p to

transform B

C

into B

P

.