document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=73109>Question 73109</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I don't know if I am on the right track or not , and I am not sure how to finish.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " 2 [1  -9] [0  -2  -8] - [1  10  6]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   [4   3] [4   7   5] - [5  -2  0]   The brackets are to go around both rows<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(It is 2 times a 2by2 times a 2by3 subtract a 2by3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I have<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 2[-36  -65  -53]  -  [1  10  6]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  [ 12   13  -17]  -  [5  -2  0] I am not sure how to do the rest, do I multiply 2 by each # in the first 2x3?  Please help. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #52375 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=52375\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2 [1  -9] [0  -2  -8] - [1  10  6]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  [4   3] [4   7   5] - [5  -2  0]   The brackets are to go around both rows<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(It is 2 times a 2by2 times a 2by3 subtract a 2by3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I have<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 2[-36  -65  -53]  -  [1  10  6]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  [ 12   13  -17]  -  [5  -2  0] I am not sure how to do the rest, do I multiply 2 by each # in the first 2x3?  Please help.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Yes, multiply each element of the 2x3 matrix by 2 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "then subtract the corresponding elements of the last matrix<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In the answer the element in the 1st row, 1st column is 2*-36-1=-73\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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