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If [a342]+[2b12][112c]=[5073],\begin{bmatrix}[r] a & 3 \ 4 & 2 \end{bmatrix} + \begin{bmatrix}[r] 2 & b \ 1 & -2 \end{bmatrix} - \begin{bmatrix}[r] 1 & 1 \ -2 & c \end{bmatrix} = \begin{bmatrix}[r] 5 & 0 \ 7 & 3 \end{bmatrix}, find the values of a, b and c.

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[a342]+[2b12][112c]=[5073][a+213+b14+1(2)2+(2)c]=[5073][a+1b+27c]=[5073]a+1=5,b+2=0 and c=3\Rightarrow \begin{bmatrix}[r] a & 3 \ 4 & 2 \end{bmatrix} + \begin{bmatrix}[r] 2 & b \ 1 & -2 \end{bmatrix} - \begin{bmatrix}[r] 1 & 1 \ -2 & c \end{bmatrix} = \begin{bmatrix}[r] 5 & 0 \ 7 & 3 \end{bmatrix} \\[1em] \Rightarrow \begin{bmatrix}[r] a + 2 - 1 & 3 + b - 1 \ 4 + 1 -(-2) & 2 + (-2) - c \end{bmatrix} = \begin{bmatrix}[r] 5 & 0 \ 7 & 3 \end{bmatrix} \\[1em] \Rightarrow \begin{bmatrix}[r] a + 1 & b + 2 \ 7 & -c \end{bmatrix} = \begin{bmatrix}[r] 5 & 0 \ 7 & 3 \end{bmatrix} \\[1em] \Rightarrow a + 1 = 5, b + 2 = 0 \text{ and } -c = 3 \\[1em]

∴ a = 4, b = -2 and c = -3.

Hence, the values are a = 4, b = -2 and c = -3.

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