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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Solve the matrix equation for X. Let A = and B = ; 4X + A = B

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OpenStudy (sidsiddhartha):

ok take this as a example consider two matrices \[A=\left[\begin{matrix}a_1 & a_2 \\ b_1 & b_2\end{matrix}\right]\\B=\left[\begin{matrix}c_1 & c_2 \\ d_1 & d_2\end{matrix}\right]\\then\\ A-B=\left[\begin{matrix}a_1-c_1 & a_2 -c_2\\ b_1-d_1 & b_2-d_2\end{matrix}\right]\] simple term by term substraction

OpenStudy (sidsiddhartha):

ok?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Umm I think, let me try and do what you said there /.\

OpenStudy (sidsiddhartha):

yup go ahead

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what happens to the third row of numbers?

OpenStudy (sidsiddhartha):

just substract row wise every term

OpenStudy (anonymous):

would it be -6.,-3 and -4.-6 ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

wait no is it -5,3 and -4, 6

OpenStudy (sidsiddhartha):

ure doing A-B u have to do (B-A)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

How do I do that part? So its not C? But its the only one that has 5,0 in the third row

OpenStudy (sidsiddhartha):

|dw:1416324942117:dw| now just divide every term by 4

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