Matrix Equation: solving for variables in equal matrices

Tigon

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Solve for x in the following matrix equation
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Re: Matrix Equation

Tigon said:
Solve for x in the following matrix equation
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An equation between two matrices means they must be equal element by element. So here that means there are 4 separate equations:

\(\displaystyle \L \begin{array}{rl}
5x -8 &= 2 \\
1 &= 1 \\
3 &= 3 \\
4m-1 &= 7m+6.
\end{array}\)

For this problem, the only equation that matters is the first one.
 
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