Precalculus (6th Edition)

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Chapter 9 - Systems and Matrices - 9.7 Properties of Matrices - 9.7 Exercises - Page 929: 17

Answer

These matrices can't be equal.

Work Step by Step

Two matrices are equal if they have the same dimension and if corresponding elements, position by position, are equal. --- $[ \ x\ y\ z\ ]$ is a 1$\times$3 matrix, $[\ 21\ 6\ ]$ is a 1$\times$2 matrix. They don't have the same dimension, so these matrices can't be equal.
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