Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 10 - Section 10.4 - The Algebra of Matrices - 10.4 Exercises - Page 721: 17

Answer

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

Work Step by Step

$ 2X+A=B\qquad$ ... subtract A from both sides $2X=B-A\qquad $... multiply both sides with $\displaystyle \frac{1}{2}$ $X=\displaystyle \frac{1}{2}(B-A)$ $B-A=\left[\begin{array}{ll} 2-4 & 5-6\\ 3-1 & 7-3 \end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{ll} -2 & -1\\ 2 & 4 \end{array}\right]$ $\displaystyle \frac{1}{2}(B-A)=\left[\begin{array}{ll} -2/2 & -1/2\\ 2/2 & 4/2 \end{array}\right]=\displaystyle \left[\begin{array}{ll} -1 & -1/2\\ 1 & 2 \end{array}\right]$
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