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Given the following matrices, if possible, determine 3B - 4A. if not, state “not possible”

Given the following matrices, if possible, determine 3B - 4A. if not, state “not possible-example-1

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Given:

Matrix A with 3 rows and 2 columns.

Matrix B with 2 rows and 3 columns.

The matrix addition and subtraction are performed only if they have identical dimensions.

That is, they must have the same numbers of rows and columns.

As the given matrices do not have the same dimensions, the given operation

3B-4A cannot be defined.

Answer: Not possible.

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