If possible,using elementary row transformations,find the inverse of the following matrix:
$\left[\begin{array}{ccc}2 & 0 & -1 \\ 5 & 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 & 3\end{array}\right]$

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(N/A) Let $A = \left[\begin{array}{ccc}2 & 0 & -1 \\ 5 & 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 & 3\end{array}\right]$. To find $A^{-1}$ using elementary row transformations,we use $A = IA$.
$\left[\begin{array}{ccc}2 & 0 & -1 \\ 5 & 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 & 3\end{array}\right] = \left[\begin{array}{ccc}1 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1\end{array}\right] A$
Applying $R_1 \rightarrow \frac{1}{2}R_1$:
$\left[\begin{array}{ccc}1 & 0 & -\frac{1}{2} \\ 5 & 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 & 3\end{array}\right] = \left[\begin{array}{ccc}\frac{1}{2} & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1\end{array}\right] A$
Applying $R_2 \rightarrow R_2 - 5R_1$:
$\left[\begin{array}{ccc}1 & 0 & -\frac{1}{2} \\ 0 & 1 & \frac{5}{2} \\ 0 & 1 & 3\end{array}\right] = \left[\begin{array}{ccc}\frac{1}{2} & 0 & 0 \\ -\frac{5}{2} & 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1\end{array}\right] A$
Applying $R_3 \rightarrow R_3 - R_2$:
$\left[\begin{array}{ccc}1 & 0 & -\frac{1}{2} \\ 0 & 1 & \frac{5}{2} \\ 0 & 0 & \frac{1}{2}\end{array}\right] = \left[\begin{array}{ccc}\frac{1}{2} & 0 & 0 \\ -\frac{5}{2} & 1 & 0 \\ \frac{5}{2} & -1 & 1\end{array}\right] A$
Applying $R_3 \rightarrow 2R_3$:
$\left[\begin{array}{ccc}1 & 0 & -\frac{1}{2} \\ 0 & 1 & \frac{5}{2} \\ 0 & 0 & 1\end{array}\right] = \left[\begin{array}{ccc}\frac{1}{2} & 0 & 0 \\ -\frac{5}{2} & 1 & 0 \\ 5 & -2 & 2\end{array}\right] A$
Applying $R_1 \rightarrow R_1 + \frac{1}{2}R_3$ and $R_2 \rightarrow R_2 - \frac{5}{2}R_3$:
$\left[\begin{array}{ccc}1 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1\end{array}\right] = \left[\begin{array}{ccc}3 & -1 & 1 \\ -15 & 6 & -5 \\ 5 & -2 & 2\end{array}\right] A$
Thus,$A^{-1} = \left[\begin{array}{ccc}3 & -1 & 1 \\ -15 & 6 & -5 \\ 5 & -2 & 2\end{array}\right]$.

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