document.write( "Question 153909: Solve matrix equation for x: 3x+A=B\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #113314 by Fombitz(32388)\"\" \"About 
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It's easier to show if you have some matrices but I'll make them up here for example.
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\n" ); document.write( "\"A=%28matrix%282%2C2%2C2%2C1%2C0%2C1%29%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"B=%28matrix%282%2C2%2C5%2C9%2C3%2C4%29%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%28matrix%282%2C2%2Cx%5B1%5D%2Cx%5B2%5D%2Cx%5B3%5D%2Cx%5B4%5D%29%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"3x=%28matrix%282%2C2%2C3x%5B1%5D%2C3x%5B2%5D%2C3x%5B3%5D%2C3x%5B4%5D%29%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Solve each matrix element equation for \"x%5Bi%5D\",
\n" ); document.write( "\"3x%5B1%5D%2B2=5\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"3x%5B1%5D=3\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5B1%5D=1\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"3x%5B2%5D%2B1=9\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"3x%5B2%5D=8\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5B2%5D=8%2F3\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"3x%5B3%5D=3\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5B3%5D=1\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"3x%5B4%5D%2B1=4\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"3x%5B4%5D=3\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5B4%5D=1\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%28matrix%282%2C2%2C1%2C8%2F3%2C1%2C1%29%29\"
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