document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=985264>Question 985264</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Forgive me for asking this again, but I was misunderstood and unclear in typing the question the last time. When I typed a_(base)1,2 I meant 1,2 not 12. Sorry.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The question goes as follows:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Given the matrix:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "[4 0 -2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8 5 1] \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is a_(base)1,2?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you very much.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Are you asking what is &nbsp;<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5B1%2C2%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5B1%2C2%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If so, &nbsp;then &nbsp;<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5B1%2C2%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5B1%2C2%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 0.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It is the element of the matrix in the intersection of the first row &nbsp;(lower index \"1\", &nbsp;the first index)&nbsp; and the second column &nbsp;(lower index \"2\", &nbsp;the second index).\r<BR>\n" );
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