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If A = [3241]\begin{bmatrix} 3 & 2 \ 4 & 1 \end{bmatrix} and B = [5032]\begin{bmatrix} 5 & 0 \ 3 & 2 \end{bmatrix}, then (3A + 2B) is equal to:

  1. [196187]\begin{bmatrix} 19 & 6 \ 18 & 7 \end{bmatrix}

  2. [8273]\begin{bmatrix} 8 & 2 \ 7 & 3 \end{bmatrix}

  3. [19161817]\begin{bmatrix} 19 & 16 \ 18 & 17 \end{bmatrix}

  4. [916817]\begin{bmatrix} 9 & 16 \ 8 & 17 \end{bmatrix}

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Answer

Given,

A = [3241]\begin{bmatrix} 3 & 2 \ 4 & 1 \end{bmatrix} and B = [5032]\begin{bmatrix} 5 & 0 \ 3 & 2 \end{bmatrix}

Solving for 3A + 2B:

3[3241]+2[5032][96123]+[10064]3[3241]+2[5032][9+106+012+63+4][196187]\Rightarrow 3\begin{bmatrix} 3 & 2 \ 4 & 1 \end{bmatrix} + 2\begin{bmatrix} 5 & 0 \ 3 & 2 \end{bmatrix} \\[1em] \Rightarrow \begin{bmatrix} 9 & 6 \ 12 & 3 \end{bmatrix} + \begin{bmatrix} 10 & 0 \ 6 & 4 \end{bmatrix} \\[1em] \Rightarrow 3\begin{bmatrix} 3 & 2 \ 4 & 1 \end{bmatrix} + 2\begin{bmatrix} 5 & 0 \ 3 & 2 \end{bmatrix} \\[1em] \Rightarrow \begin{bmatrix} 9 + 10 & 6 + 0 \ 12 + 6 & 3 + 4 \end{bmatrix} \\[1em] \Rightarrow \begin{bmatrix} 19 & 6 \ 18 & 7 \end{bmatrix}

Hence, option 1 is the correct option.

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