Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 8 - Review Exercises - Page 950: 28

Answer

The matrix $ X $ is, $ X=\left[ \begin{matrix} -2 & -6 \\ 3 & \frac{1}{3} \\ \end{matrix} \right]$

Work Step by Step

Consider the given matrix equation $3X+A=B $. Now put the matrices $ A $ and $ B $ in the above matrix equation and then simplify for $ X $ as below: $3X+\left[ \begin{matrix} 4 & 6 \\ -5 & 0 \\ \end{matrix} \right]=\left[ \begin{matrix} -2 & -12 \\ 4 & 1 \\ \end{matrix} \right]$ Now subtract the matrix $\left[ \begin{matrix} 4 & 6 \\ -5 & 0 \\ \end{matrix} \right]$ from both sides of the above expression to get, $\begin{align} & 3X=\left[ \begin{matrix} -2 & -12 \\ 4 & 1 \\ \end{matrix} \right]-\left[ \begin{matrix} 4 & 6 \\ -5 & 0 \\ \end{matrix} \right] \\ & =\left[ \begin{matrix} -2-4 & -12-6 \\ 4+5 & 1-0 \\ \end{matrix} \right] \\ & =\left[ \begin{matrix} -6 & -18 \\ 9 & 1 \\ \end{matrix} \right] \end{align}$ So, $3X=\left[ \begin{matrix} -6 & -18 \\ 9 & 1 \\ \end{matrix} \right]$ Dividing both sides by 3 we get, $\begin{align} & X=\frac{1}{3}\left[ \begin{matrix} -6 & -18 \\ 9 & 1 \\ \end{matrix} \right] \\ & =\left[ \begin{matrix} -2 & -6 \\ 3 & \frac{1}{3} \\ \end{matrix} \right] \end{align}$ Thus, $ X=\left[ \begin{matrix} -2 & -6 \\ 3 & \frac{1}{3} \\ \end{matrix} \right]$
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