SOLUTION: Does the commutative property hold true for matrix substraction? Justify your answer

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Question 858491: Does the commutative property hold true for matrix substraction? Justify your answer
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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No, just as it doesn't hold for real numbers.
A-B does not equal B-A
Since matrix subtraction is element by element real subtraction, it does not hold for matrix subtraction either.