College Algebra 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305115546
ISBN 13: 978-1-30511-554-5

Chapter 6, Matrices and Determinants - Section 6.2 - The Algebra of Matrices - 6.2 Exercises - Page 512: 22

Answer

$X=\left[\begin{array}{rr} -2 & -\dfrac{7}{3}\\ \dfrac{1}{3} & \dfrac{1}{3} \end{array}\right]$

Work Step by Step

$2A$ on the LHS is a 2$\times$2 matrix. If X is a 2$\times$2 matrix, then the RHS also produces a 2$\times$2 matrix, by which the equation is defined, and a solution exists. $ 2A=B-3X\qquad$ ... add -B to both sides $-B+2A=-3X \qquad$ ... multiply with the scalar $-\displaystyle \frac{1}{3}$ $\displaystyle \frac{1}{3}B-\frac{2}{3}A=X$ $X=\displaystyle \frac{1}{3}\left[\begin{array}{ll} 2 & 5\\ 3 & 7 \end{array}\right]-\displaystyle \frac{2}{3}\left[\begin{array}{ll} 4 & 6\\ 1 & 3 \end{array}\right]$ $=\left[\begin{array}{ll} \frac{2}{3}-\frac{8}{3} & \frac{5}{3}-\frac{12}{3}\\ \frac{3}{3}-\frac{2}{3} & \frac{7}{3}-\frac{6}{3} \end{array}\right]$ $X=\left[\begin{array}{rr} -2 & -\dfrac{7}{3}\\ \dfrac{1}{3} & \dfrac{1}{3} \end{array}\right]$
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