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Algebra Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Two matrices can be multiplied if and only if the number of columns in the first matrix is equal to the number of rows in the second matrix. In this case, the first matrix is and the second matrix is .
Step 1.2
Multiply each row in the first matrix by each column in the second matrix.
Step 1.3
Simplify each element of the matrix by multiplying out all the expressions.
Step 2
Write as a linear system of equations.
Step 3
Step 3.1
Solve for in .
Step 3.1.1
Move all terms not containing to the right side of the equation.
Step 3.1.1.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 3.1.1.2
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 3.1.2
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 3.1.2.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 3.1.2.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 3.1.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.1.2.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.1.2.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 3.1.2.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 3.1.2.3.1
Simplify each term.
Step 3.1.2.3.1.1
Divide by .
Step 3.1.2.3.1.2
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 3.1.2.3.1.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.1.2.3.1.2.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 3.1.2.3.1.2.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.1.2.3.1.2.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.1.2.3.1.2.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.1.2.3.1.2.2.4
Divide by .
Step 3.1.2.3.1.3
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 3.1.2.3.1.3.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.1.2.3.1.3.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 3.1.2.3.1.3.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.1.2.3.1.3.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.1.2.3.1.3.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.1.2.3.1.3.2.4
Divide by .
Step 3.2
Replace all occurrences of with in each equation.
Step 3.2.1
Replace all occurrences of in with .
Step 3.2.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 3.2.2.1
Simplify .
Step 3.2.2.1.1
Simplify each term.
Step 3.2.2.1.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.2.2.1.1.2
Simplify.
Step 3.2.2.1.1.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.2.2.1.1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.2.2.1.1.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 3.2.2.1.2
Simplify by adding terms.
Step 3.2.2.1.2.1
Subtract from .
Step 3.2.2.1.2.2
Add and .
Step 3.2.3
Replace all occurrences of in with .
Step 3.2.4
Simplify the left side.
Step 3.2.4.1
Simplify .
Step 3.2.4.1.1
Simplify each term.
Step 3.2.4.1.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.2.4.1.1.2
Simplify.
Step 3.2.4.1.1.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.2.4.1.1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.2.4.1.1.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 3.2.4.1.2
Add and .
Step 3.3
Solve for in .
Step 3.3.1
Move all terms not containing to the right side of the equation.
Step 3.3.1.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 3.3.1.2
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 3.3.1.3
Subtract from .
Step 3.3.2
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 3.3.2.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 3.3.2.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 3.3.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.3.2.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.3.2.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 3.3.2.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 3.3.2.3.1
Simplify each term.
Step 3.3.2.3.1.1
Dividing two negative values results in a positive value.
Step 3.3.2.3.1.2
Dividing two negative values results in a positive value.
Step 3.4
Replace all occurrences of with in each equation.
Step 3.4.1
Replace all occurrences of in with .
Step 3.4.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 3.4.2.1
Simplify .
Step 3.4.2.1.1
Simplify each term.
Step 3.4.2.1.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.4.2.1.1.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.4.2.1.1.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.4.2.1.1.2.2
Factor out of .
Step 3.4.2.1.1.2.3
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.4.2.1.1.2.4
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.4.2.1.1.3
Combine and .
Step 3.4.2.1.1.4
Multiply by .
Step 3.4.2.1.1.5
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.4.2.1.1.5.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.4.2.1.1.5.2
Factor out of .
Step 3.4.2.1.1.5.3
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.4.2.1.1.5.4
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.4.2.1.1.6
Combine and .
Step 3.4.2.1.1.7
Multiply by .
Step 3.4.2.1.1.8
Simplify each term.
Step 3.4.2.1.1.8.1
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 3.4.2.1.1.8.2
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 3.4.2.1.2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 3.4.2.1.3
Combine and .
Step 3.4.2.1.4
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 3.4.2.1.5
Simplify the numerator.
Step 3.4.2.1.5.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.4.2.1.5.2
Subtract from .
Step 3.4.2.1.6
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 3.4.2.1.7
Combine and .
Step 3.4.2.1.8
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 3.4.2.1.9
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 3.4.2.1.10
Multiply by .
Step 3.4.2.1.11
Add and .
Step 3.4.3
Replace all occurrences of in with .
Step 3.4.4
Simplify the right side.
Step 3.4.4.1
Simplify .
Step 3.4.4.1.1
Simplify each term.
Step 3.4.4.1.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.4.4.1.1.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.4.4.1.1.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.4.4.1.1.2.2
Factor out of .
Step 3.4.4.1.1.2.3
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.4.4.1.1.2.4
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.4.4.1.1.3
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.4.4.1.1.3.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.4.4.1.1.3.2
Factor out of .
Step 3.4.4.1.1.3.3
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.4.4.1.1.3.4
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.4.4.1.1.4
Simplify each term.
Step 3.4.4.1.1.4.1
Rewrite as .
Step 3.4.4.1.1.4.2
Rewrite as .
Step 3.4.4.1.2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 3.4.4.1.3
Combine and .
Step 3.4.4.1.4
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 3.4.4.1.5
Simplify the numerator.
Step 3.4.4.1.5.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.4.4.1.5.2
Subtract from .
Step 3.4.4.1.6
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 3.4.4.1.7
Combine and .
Step 3.4.4.1.8
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 3.4.4.1.9
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 3.4.4.1.10
Multiply by .
Step 3.4.4.1.11
Add and .
Step 3.5
Solve for in .
Step 3.5.1
Multiply both sides by .
Step 3.5.2
Simplify.
Step 3.5.2.1
Simplify the left side.
Step 3.5.2.1.1
Simplify .
Step 3.5.2.1.1.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.5.2.1.1.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.5.2.1.1.1.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.5.2.1.1.2
Reorder and .
Step 3.5.2.2
Simplify the right side.
Step 3.5.2.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.5.3
Solve for .
Step 3.5.3.1
Move all terms not containing to the right side of the equation.
Step 3.5.3.1.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 3.5.3.1.2
Subtract from .
Step 3.5.3.2
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 3.5.3.2.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 3.5.3.2.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 3.5.3.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.5.3.2.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.5.3.2.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 3.5.3.2.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 3.5.3.2.3.1
Divide by .
Step 3.6
Replace all occurrences of with in each equation.
Step 3.6.1
Replace all occurrences of in with .
Step 3.6.2
Simplify the right side.
Step 3.6.2.1
Simplify .
Step 3.6.2.1.1
Simplify the numerator.
Step 3.6.2.1.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.6.2.1.1.2
Subtract from .
Step 3.6.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 3.6.3
Replace all occurrences of in with .
Step 3.6.4
Simplify the right side.
Step 3.6.4.1
Simplify .
Step 3.6.4.1.1
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 3.6.4.1.2
Simplify the expression.
Step 3.6.4.1.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.6.4.1.2.2
Add and .
Step 3.6.4.1.2.3
Divide by .
Step 3.7
List all of the solutions.