I am studying Linear Algebra part-time and would like to know if anyone has advice on solving the following type of questions:
Considering the matrix:
$A = \begin{bmatrix}1 & 0 & \\-5 & 2\end{bmatrix}$
Find elementary Matrices $E_1$ and $E_2$ such that $E_2E_1A = I$
Firstly can this be re-written as?
$E_2E_1 = IA^{-1}$
and that is the same as?
$E_2E_1 = A^{-1}$
So I tried to find $E_1$ and $E_2$ such that $E_2E_1 = A^{-1}$:
My solution: $A^{-1} = \begin{bmatrix}1 & 0 & \\{\frac {5}{2}} & {\frac {1}{2}}\end{bmatrix}$ $E_2 = \begin{bmatrix}1 & 0 & \\0 & {\frac {5}{2}}\end{bmatrix}$ $E_1 = \begin{bmatrix}1 & 0 & \\1 & {\frac {1}{5}}\end{bmatrix}$
This is the incorrect answer. Any help as to what I did wrong as well as suggestions on how to approach these questions would be aprpeciated.
Thanks