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Lesson 5: Adding & subtracting matrices
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Adding & subtracting matrices
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Matrix equations: addition & subtraction

CCSS.Math: HSN.VM.C.8
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Problem

Solve for X.
[16532]−X=[31919−6]\left[\begin{array}{rr}16 & 5 \\ 3 & 2 \end{array}\right]-X=\left[\begin{array}{rr} 31 & 9 \\ 19 & -6\end{array}\right]
X, equals
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