Linear Algebra: A Modern Introduction

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Chapter 3 - Matrices - 3.2 Matrix Algebra - Exercises 3.2 - Page 161: 2

Answer

$$\left[\begin{array}{ccc}{1} & {1} \\ {1} & {\frac{3}{2}}\end{array}\right].$$

Work Step by Step

Let $$ A=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}{1} & {2} \\ {3} & {4}\end{array}\right], \quad B=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}{-1} & {0} \\ {1} & {1}\end{array}\right]. $$ We have $$2X=A-B\Longrightarrow X=\frac{1}{2}(A-B)=\frac{1}{2}A-\frac{1}{2}B$$ and hence $$X=\frac{1}{2}\left[\begin{array}{ccc}{1} & {2} \\ {3} & {4}\end{array}\right]-\frac{1}{2}\left[\begin{array}{ccc}{-1} & {0} \\ {1} & {1}\end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}{1} & {1} \\ {1} & {\frac{3}{2}}\end{array}\right].$$
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