172Section 12: Calculating with Matrices

1.Store the elements of A in memory, in the form either of AP or of AC.

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

3.If the elements of A were entered in the form AC, press ´p to transform AC into AP.

4.Press ´>2 to transform AP into Ã.

5.Press O<to designate the matrix representing A as the result matrix.

6.Press to calculate (Ã)-1.

7.Redimension A to have half the number of rows as indicated in the display of its descriptor after the preceding step.

8.Store the elements of B in memory, in the form either of BP or of BC.

9.Recall the descriptor of the matrix representing A into the display.

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

11.If the elements of B were entered in the form BC, press ´pto transform BC into BP.

12.Press ´>2 to transform BP into

13.Designate the result matrix; it must not be the same matrix as either of the other two.

14.Press *.

15.Press ´>4 to transpose the result matrix.

16.Press ´>2.

17.Redimension the result matrix to have half the number of rows as indicated in the display of its descriptor after the preceding step.

18.Press l<to recall the descriptor of the result matrix.

19.Press ´>4 to calculate XP.

20.If you want the solution in the form XC, press c