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Does have an inverse? Why or why not?

Does have an inverse? Why or why not?-example-1

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A square matrix is invertible if its determinant is not zero.

The determinant for this matrix is


\begin{vmatrix}4&8\\7&14\end{vmatrix} = 4\cdot14 - 8\cdot7 = 56 - 56 = 0

so it does not have an inverse because its determinant is zero.

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