Elementary Linear Algebra 7th Edition

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ISBN 10: 1-13311-087-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-13311-087-3

Chapter 2 - Matrices - 2.1 Operations with Matrices - 2.1 Exercises - Page 48: 10

Answer

(a) \begin{align*} A+B&=\left[\begin{array}{rrr}{2} & {9} & {6} \\ {4} & {2} & {-1} \\ {1} & {2} & {5}\end{array}\right]. \end{align*} (b) \begin{align*} A-B&=\left[\begin{array}{rrr}{2} & {-3} & {2} \\ {-4} & {0} & {-1} \\ {3} & {-2} & {-3}\end{array}\right]. \end{align*} (c) \begin{align*} 2A&=\left[\begin{array}{rrr}{4} & {6} & {8} \\ {0} & {2} & {-2} \\ {4} & {0} & {2}\end{array}\right]. \end{align*} (d)\begin{align*} 2A-B &=\left[\begin{array}{rrr}{4} & {0} & {6} \\ {-4} & {1} & {-2} \\ {5} & {-2} & {-2}\end{array}\right]. \end{align*} (e)\begin{align*} \frac{1}{2}A+B&=\left[\begin{array}{rrr}{1} & {\frac{15}{2}} & {4} \\ {4} & {\frac{3}{2}} & {-\frac{1}{2}} \\ {0} & {2} & {\frac{9}{2}}\end{array}\right]. \end{align*}

Work Step by Step

Given $$ A=\left[\begin{array}{rrr}{2} & {3} & {4} \\ {0} & {1} & {-1} \\ {2} & {0} & {1}\end{array}\right], \quad B=\left[\begin{array}{rrr}{0} & {6} & {2} \\ {4} & {1} & {0} \\ {-1} & {2} & {4}\end{array}\right] $$ (a) \begin{align*} A+B&=\left[\begin{array}{rrr}{2} & {3} & {4} \\ {0} & {1} & {-1} \\ {2} & {0} & {1}\end{array}\right]+\left[\begin{array}{rrr}{0} & {6} & {2} \\ {4} & {1} & {0} \\ {-1} & {2} & {4}\end{array}\right]\\ &=\left[\begin{array}{rrr}{2} & {9} & {6} \\ {4} & {2} & {-1} \\ {1} & {2} & {5}\end{array}\right]. \end{align*} (b) \begin{align*} A-B&=\left[\begin{array}{rrr}{2} & {3} & {4} \\ {0} & {1} & {-1} \\ {2} & {0} & {1}\end{array}\right]-\left[\begin{array}{rrr}{0} & {6} & {2} \\ {4} & {1} & {0} \\ {-1} & {2} & {4}\end{array}\right]\\ &=\left[\begin{array}{rrr}{2} & {-3} & {2} \\ {-4} & {0} & {-1} \\ {3} & {-2} & {-3}\end{array}\right]. \end{align*} (c) \begin{align*} 2A&=2\left[\begin{array}{rrr}{2} & {3} & {4} \\ {0} & {1} & {-1} \\ {2} & {0} & {1}\end{array}\right]\\ &=\left[\begin{array}{rrr}{4} & {6} & {8} \\ {0} & {2} & {-2} \\ {4} & {0} & {2}\end{array}\right]. \end{align*} (d)\begin{align*} 2A-B&=\left[\begin{array}{rrr}{4} & {6} & {8} \\ {0} & {2} & {-2} \\ {4} & {0} & {2}\end{array}\right]-\left[\begin{array}{rrr}{0} & {6} & {2} \\ {4} & {1} & {0} \\ {-1} & {2} & {4}\end{array}\right]\\ &=\left[\begin{array}{rrr}{4} & {0} & {6} \\ {-4} & {1} & {-2} \\ {5} & {-2} & {-2}\end{array}\right]. \end{align*} (e)\begin{align*} \frac{1}{2}A+B&=\frac{1}{2}\left[\begin{array}{rrr}{2} & {3} & {4} \\ {0} & {1} & {-1} \\ {2} & {0} & {1}\end{array}\right]+\left[\begin{array}{rrr}{0} & {6} & {2} \\ {4} & {1} & {0} \\ {-1} & {2} & {4}\end{array}\right]\\ &=\left[\begin{array}{rrr}{1} & {\frac{3}{2}} & {2} \\ {0} & {\frac{1}{2}} & {-\frac{1}{2}} \\ {1} & {0} & {\frac{1}{2}}\end{array}\right]+\left[\begin{array}{rrr}{0} & {6} & {2} \\ {4} & {1} & {0} \\ {-1} & {2} & {4}\end{array}\right]\\ &=\left[\begin{array}{rrr}{1} & {\frac{15}{2}} & {4} \\ {4} & {\frac{3}{2}} & {-\frac{1}{2}} \\ {0} & {2} & {\frac{9}{2}}\end{array}\right]. \end{align*}
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