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Solve the matrix equation [2150]3X=[7426]\begin{bmatrix} 2 & 1 \ 5 & 0 \end{bmatrix} - 3X = \begin{bmatrix}[r] -7 & 4 \ 2 & 6 \end{bmatrix}

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[2150]3X=[-7426]3X=[2150]-[-7426]3X=[2(7)145206]3X=[9336]X=13[9336]X=[3112]\Rightarrow \begin{bmatrix} 2 & 1 \ 5 & 0 \end{bmatrix} - 3X = \begin{bmatrix}[r] -7 & 4 \ 2 & 6 \end{bmatrix} \\[1em] \Rightarrow 3X = \begin{bmatrix} 2 & 1 \ 5 & 0 \end{bmatrix} - \begin{bmatrix}[r] -7 & 4 \ 2 & 6 \end{bmatrix} \\[1em] \Rightarrow 3X = \begin{bmatrix}[r] 2 - (-7) & 1 - 4 \ 5 - 2 & 0 - 6 \end{bmatrix} \\[1em] \Rightarrow 3X = \begin{bmatrix}[r] 9 & -3 \ 3 & -6 \end{bmatrix} \\[1em] \Rightarrow X = \dfrac{1}{3}\begin{bmatrix}[r] 9 & -3 \ 3 & -6 \end{bmatrix} \\[1em] \Rightarrow X = \begin{bmatrix}[r] 3 & -1 \ 1 & -2 \end{bmatrix}

Hence, matrix X = [3112].\begin{bmatrix}[r] 3 & -1 \ 1 & -2 \end{bmatrix} .

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