Question

Verify that A(B + C) = AB + AC, if A = `[(4, -2),(2, 3)], "B" = [(-1, 1),(3, -2)] " and C" = [(4 ,1),(2, -1)]`.

Answer 1

A(B + C) = `[(4, -2),(2, 3)]{[(-1, 1),(3, -2)] + [(4 ,1),(2, -1)]}`

= `[(4, -2),(2, 3)] [(-1 + 4, 1 + 1),(3 + 2, -2 - 1)]`

= `[(4, -2),(2, 3)] [(3, 2),(5, -3)]`

= `[(12 - 10, 8 + 6),(6 + 15, 4 - 9)]`

= `[(2, 14),(21, -5)]`          ...(i)

AB + AC = `[(4, -2),(2, 3)][(-1, 1),(3, -2)] + [(4, -2),(2, 3)][(4, 1),(2 ,-1)]`

= `[(-4 - 6, 4 + 4),(-2 + 9, 2 - 6)] + [(16 - 4, 4 + 2),(8 + 6, 2 - 3)]`

= `[(-10, 8),(7, -4)] + [(12, 6),(14, -1)]`

= `[(-10 + 12, 8 + 6),(7 + 14, -4 - 1)]`

= `[(2, 14),(21, -5)]`       ...(ii)
From (i) and (ii),  we get
A(B + C) = AB + AC.