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If [4240]+3A=[2213]\begin{bmatrix}[r] 4 & -2 \ 4 & 0 \end{bmatrix} + 3A = \begin{bmatrix}[r] -2 & -2 \ 1 & -3 \end{bmatrix}; find A.

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[4240]+3A=[2213]3A=[2213][4240]3A=[242(2)1430]3A=[6033]A=13[6033]A=[2011].\Rightarrow \begin{bmatrix}[r] 4 & -2 \ 4 & 0 \end{bmatrix} + 3A = \begin{bmatrix}[r] -2 & -2 \ 1 & -3 \end{bmatrix} \\[1em] \Rightarrow 3A = \begin{bmatrix}[r] -2 & -2 \ 1 & -3 \end{bmatrix} - \begin{bmatrix}[r] 4 & -2 \ 4 & 0 \end{bmatrix} \\[1em] \Rightarrow 3A = \begin{bmatrix}[r] -2 - 4 & -2 - (-2) \ 1 - 4 & -3 - 0 \end{bmatrix} \\[1em] \Rightarrow 3A = \begin{bmatrix}[r] -6 & 0 \ -3 & -3 \end{bmatrix} \\[1em] \Rightarrow A = \dfrac{1}{3}\begin{bmatrix}[r] -6 & 0 \ -3 & -3 \end{bmatrix} \\[1em] \Rightarrow A = \begin{bmatrix}[r] -2 & 0 \ -1 & -1 \end{bmatrix}.

Hence, A = [2011]\begin{bmatrix}[r] -2 & 0 \ -1 & -1 \end{bmatrix}.

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