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Given A=[2620],B=[3240] and C=[4002].A = \begin{bmatrix}[r] 2 & -6 \ 2 & 0 \end{bmatrix}, B = \begin{bmatrix}[r] -3 & 2 \ 4 & 0 \end{bmatrix} \text{ and } C = \begin{bmatrix}[r] 4 & 0 \ 0 & 2 \end{bmatrix}.

Find the matrix X such that A + 2X = 2B + C.

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Answer

Putting values of A, B and C in A + 2X = 2B + C,

[2620]+2X=2[3240]+[4002]2X=[6480]+[4002][2620]2X=[6+424+0(6)8+020+20]X=12[41062]X=[2531]\Rightarrow \begin{bmatrix}[r] 2 & -6 \ 2 & 0 \end{bmatrix} + 2X = 2\begin{bmatrix}[r] -3 & 2 \ 4 & 0 \end{bmatrix} + \begin{bmatrix}[r] 4 & 0 \ 0 & 2 \end{bmatrix} \\[1em] \Rightarrow 2X = \begin{bmatrix}[r] -6 & 4 \ 8 & 0 \end{bmatrix} + \begin{bmatrix}[r] 4 & 0 \ 0 & 2 \end{bmatrix} - \begin{bmatrix}[r] 2 & -6 \ 2 & 0 \end{bmatrix} \\[1em] \Rightarrow 2X = \begin{bmatrix}[r] -6 + 4 - 2 & 4 + 0 - (-6) \ 8 + 0 - 2 & 0 + 2 - 0 \end{bmatrix} \\[1em] \Rightarrow X = \dfrac{1}{2}\begin{bmatrix}[r] -4 & 10 \ 6 & 2 \end{bmatrix} \\[1em] \Rightarrow X = \begin{bmatrix}[r] -2 & 5 \ 3 & 1 \end{bmatrix}

Hence, matrix X = [2531]\begin{bmatrix}[r] -2 & 5 \ 3 & 1 \end{bmatrix}.

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