Question

What is the value of C in the matrix equation below?

Answer 1

Given:

The matrix equation is:

$\begin{bmatrix}-18&3&5\end{bmatrix}-C=\begin{bmatrix}-22&1&12\end{bmatrix}$

To find:

The value of matrix C.

Solution:

Let $A=\begin{bmatrix}-18&3&5\end{bmatrix},B=\begin{bmatrix}-22&1&12\end{bmatrix}$. Then the given equation can be rewritten as

$A-C=B$

$-C=B-A$

$C=-(B-A)$

$C=A-B$

On substituting the values of the matrices, we get

$C=\begin{bmatrix}-18&3&5\end{bmatrix}-\begin{bmatrix}-22&1&12\end{bmatrix}$

$C=\begin{bmatrix}-18-(-22)&3-1&5-12\end{bmatrix}$

$C=\begin{bmatrix}-18+22&2&-7\end{bmatrix}$

$C=\begin{bmatrix}-4&2&-7\end{bmatrix}$

Therefore, the correct option is C.

Answer 2

Answer: C

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