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Answer
Exam answer
Given:
A = [[1,3],[2,4]]
B = [[1,2],[2,4]]
C = [[4,1],[1,5]]
I = [[1,0],[0,1]]
Required: A(B + C) − 14I
First:
B + C
= [[1+4, 2+1], [2+1, 4+5]]
= [[5,3], [3,9]]
Now:
A(B+C)
= [[1,3],[2,4]] [[5,3],[3,9]]
= [[1×5 + 3×3, 1×3 + 3×9], [2×5 + 4×3, 2×3 + 4×9]]
= [[14,30], [22,42]]
Also:
14I
= [[14,0], [0,14]]
Therefore:
A(B+C) − 14I
= [[14,30],[22,42]] − [[14,0],[0,14]]
= [[0,30], [22,28]]
Answer:
[[0,30],[22,28]].
Explanation
Matrix addition is performed first, followed by row-by-column multiplication and finally subtraction of 14I.
