document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=915423>Question 915423</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do I solve this matrix equation?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5x - [1.5  3.6]= [0.2   1.3]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "     [-0.3 2.8]  [-5.6  1.7] </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #555582 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><B>Fombitz(32388)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Fombitz><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=555582\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2A%28matrix%282%2C2%2Ca%2Cb%2Cc%2Cd%29%29-%28matrix%282%2C2%2C1.5%2C3.6%2C-0.3%2C2.8%29%29=%28matrix%282%2C2%2C0.2%2C1.3%2C-5.6%2C1.7%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28matrix%282%2C2%2C5a%2C5b%2C5c%2C5d%29%29-%28matrix%282%2C2%2C1.5%2C3.6%2C-0.3%2C2.8%29%29=%28matrix%282%2C2%2C0.2%2C1.3%2C-5.6%2C1.7%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then solve element by element,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5b-3.6=1.3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5b-3.6=1.3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5c-%28-0.3%29=-5.6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5c-%28-0.3%29=-5.6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5d-2.8=1.7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5d-2.8=1.7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "I'll do the first you do the rest.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a=1.7%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a=1.7%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a=0.34 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a=0.34\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Complete the others and the solution matrix will look like,<BR>\n" );
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