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Question
State, with reason, whether the following is true or false. A, B and C are matrices of order 2 × 2.
A . (B – C) = A . B – A . C
Options
True
False
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Solution
This statement is True.
Explanation:
Multiplication of matrices is distributive over subtraction.
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