Decision 6: Acquisition Lesson:

Title:
How is the inverse of a matrix used to solve a matrix equation? Why does the inverse work?

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Culminating Activities:

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Student Assessment(s):

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Acquisition Lesson(s):

1. How is data organized in a matrix?2. How are addition and subtraction of matrices performed?3. How are matrices multiplied by a scalar?4. How is the inverse of a matrix determined?5. How is the inverse of a matrix used to solve a matrix equation? Why does the inverse work?6. Why can some matrix equations not be solved?

Extended Thinking Lesson(s):

1. What are some real-world problem situations that can be evaluated by using the concepts of addition and subtraction of matrices?2. What are some real-world problem situtations that can be evaluated by using the concepts of scalar multiplication or matrix multiplication?3. How is the inverse of a matrix used to solve a matrix equation? Why does the inverse work?4. Why can some matrix equations not be solved?