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Ch. 6 - Matrices and Determinants
Blitzer - College Algebra 8th Edition
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Capitolo 7, Problema 14a

In Exercises 9 - 16, find the following matrices: a. A + B
Matrices A and B for exercise 14 in college algebra, chapter on systems of equations.

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Step 1: Identify the matrices A and B. Here, A = [6 2 -3] and B = [4 -2 3]. Both are 1x3 matrices (one row, three columns).
Step 2: Understand that matrix addition requires matrices to be of the same dimension. Since both A and B are 1x3, we can add them element-wise.
Step 3: Add the corresponding elements of matrices A and B: add the first elements (6 + 4), the second elements (2 + (-2)), and the third elements (-3 + 3).
Step 4: Write the resulting matrix from the sums of each corresponding element to get A + B.
Step 5: Express the final matrix as a 1x3 matrix with the sums calculated in the previous step.

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