Question
Given $A=\left[\begin{array}{cc}2 & -1 \\ 2 & 0\end{array}\right] B=\left[\begin{array}{cc}-3 & 2 \\ 4 & 0\end{array}\right]$ and $C=\left[\begin{array}{ll}1 & 0 \\ 0 & 2\end{array}\right]$ Find the matrix $X$ such that $A+X=2 B=C$

Answer

Given $A + X = 2B + C$
$\left[\begin{array}{cc}2 & -1 \\ 2 & 0\end{array}\right]+X=2\left[\begin{array}{cc}-3 & 2 \\ 4 & 0\end{array}\right]+\left[\begin{array}{ll}1 & 0 \\ 0 & 2\end{array}\right]$
$\left[\begin{array}{cc}2 & -1 \\ 2 & 0\end{array}\right]+X=\left[\begin{array}{cc}-6 & 4 \\ 8 & 0\end{array}\right]+\left[\begin{array}{ll}1 & 0 \\ 0 & 2\end{array}\right]$
$\begin{array}{l}{\left[\begin{array}{cc}2 & -1 \\ 2 & 0\end{array}\right]+X=\left[\begin{array}{cc}-5 & 4 \\ 8 & 2\end{array}\right]} \end{array} $
$ X=\left[\begin{array}{cc}-5 & 4 \\ 8 & 2\end{array}\right]-\left[\begin{array}{cc}2 & -1 \\ 2 & 0\end{array}\right]  $
$ X=\left[\begin{array}{cc}-7 & 5 \\ 6 & 2\end{array}\right]$

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