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Given A = [4732] and B=[1214]\begin{bmatrix}[r] 4 & 7 \ 3 & -2 \end{bmatrix} \text{ and } B = \begin{bmatrix}[r] 1 & 2 \ -1 & 4 \end{bmatrix}, then A - 2B is :

  1. [23510]\begin{bmatrix}[r] -2 & 3 \ 5 & -10 \end{bmatrix}

  2. [23510]\begin{bmatrix}[r] -2 & -3 \ -5 & 10 \end{bmatrix}

  3. [23510]\begin{bmatrix}[r] 2 & 3 \ 5 & -10 \end{bmatrix}

  4. [23510]\begin{bmatrix}[r] 2 & 3 \ 5 & 10 \end{bmatrix}

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Substituting values of A and B in A - 2B, we get :

A2B=[4732]2[1214]=[4732][2428]=[42743(2)28]=[233+210]=[23510].\Rightarrow A - 2B = \begin{bmatrix}[r] 4 & 7 \ 3 & -2 \end{bmatrix} - 2\begin{bmatrix}[r] 1 & 2 \ -1 & 4 \end{bmatrix} \\[1em] = \begin{bmatrix}[r] 4 & 7 \ 3 & -2 \end{bmatrix} - \begin{bmatrix}[r] 2 & 4 \ -2 & 8 \end{bmatrix} \\[1em] = \begin{bmatrix}[r] 4 - 2 & 7 - 4 \ 3 - (-2) & -2 - 8 \end{bmatrix} \\[1em] = \begin{bmatrix}[r] 2 & 3 \ 3 + 2 & -10 \end{bmatrix} \\[1em] = \begin{bmatrix}[r] 2 & 3 \ 5 & -10 \end{bmatrix}.

Hence, Option 3 is the correct option.

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