document.write( "Question 1127912: This is a 2 x 2 matrix. y is a scalar. simplify. Do I distribute the y to everything? Is the correct answer
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Algebra.Com's Answer #744382 by Alan3354(69443) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Yes, each element of the matrix is multiplied by y.
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document.write( "|2y+1     1.5|\r\n" );
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document.write( "|2y^2+y     1.5y|\r\n" );
document.write( "|3xy-2y      -2y|\r\n" );
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