Question
If $\text{X}-\text{Y}=\begin{bmatrix}1&1&1\\1&1&0\\1&0&0\end{bmatrix}$ and $\text{X}+\text{Y}=\begin{bmatrix}3&5&1\\-1&1&4\\11&8&0\end{bmatrix},$ find X and Y.

Answer

Here,
$\text{X}-\text{Y}+\text{X}+\text{Y}=\begin{bmatrix}1&1&1\\1&1&0\\1&0&0\end{bmatrix}+\begin{bmatrix}3&5&1\\-1&1&4\\11&8&0\end{bmatrix}$
$\Rightarrow2\text{X}=\begin{bmatrix}1+3&1+5&1+1\\1-1&1+1&0+4\\1+11&0+8&0+0\end{bmatrix}$
$\Rightarrow2\text{X}=\begin{bmatrix}4&6&2\\0&2&4\\12&8&0\end{bmatrix}$
$\Rightarrow\text{X}=\frac{1}{2}\begin{bmatrix}4&6&2\\0&2&4\\12&8&0\end{bmatrix}$
$\Rightarrow\text{X}=\begin{bmatrix}2&3&1\\0&1&2\\6&4&0\end{bmatrix}$
Now,
$(\text{X}-\text{Y})-(\text{X}+\text{Y})=\begin{bmatrix}1&1&1\\1&1&0\\1&0&0\end{bmatrix}-\begin{bmatrix}3&5&1\\-1&1&4\\11&8&0\end{bmatrix}$
$\Rightarrow\text{X}-\text{Y}-\text{X}-\text{Y}=\begin{bmatrix}1-3&1-5&1-1\\1+1&1-1&0-4\\1-11&0-8&0-0\end{bmatrix}$
$\Rightarrow-2\text{Y}=\begin{bmatrix}-2&-4&0\\2&0&-4\\-10&-8&0\end{bmatrix}$
$\Rightarrow\text{Y}=-\frac{1}{2}\begin{bmatrix}-2&-4&0\\2&0&-4\\-10&-8&0\end{bmatrix}$
$\Rightarrow\text{Y}=\begin{bmatrix}1&2&0\\-1&0&2\\5&4&0\end{bmatrix}$
$\therefore\ \text{X}=\begin{bmatrix}2&3&1\\0&1&2\\6&4&0\end{bmatrix}$ and $\text{Y}=\begin{bmatrix}1&2&0\\-1&0&2\\5&4&0\end{bmatrix}$

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