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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Find -3A+6B

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

my choices are

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

do you know how to compute -3A?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no, i have no idea how to do this problem.

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

-3A means you multiply everything in matrix A by -3

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

tell me what you get once you do that

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok hold on

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

ok

OpenStudy (anonymous):

-6 2 -9 6 -8 0

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

all you're doing is multiplying every entry in matrix A by -3 so in row 1, column 2 for instance, we will have 5 turn into 5*(-3) = -15

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

in row 2, column 3, will have have 3 turn into 3*(-3) = -9

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

etc etc

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

this is done for every entry in matrix A

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so the negatives are changed to positives?

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

yes and vice versa

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

so what is -3A ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

0 2 3 6 2 0?

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

no

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i'm so lost

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

ok I'll draw out matrix A, one moment

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

|dw:1398131010859:dw|

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