Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 8 - Review Exercises - Page 950: 13

Answer

The values are, $ x=-5,y=6,z=6$.

Work Step by Step

Consider the given matrices, $\left[ \begin{matrix} 2x & y+7 \\ z & 4 \\ \end{matrix} \right]=\left[ \begin{array}{*{35}{r}} -10 & 13 \\ 6 & 4 \\ \end{array} \right]$ Since the two matrices are equal, the corresponding elements of the two matrices must be the same: $\begin{align} & 2x=-10 \\ & y+7=13 \\ & z=6 \end{align}$ Therefore $\begin{align} & x=-5 \\ & y=6 \\ & z=6 \end{align}$ The required values are $ x=-5,y=6,z=6$.
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