Question:
If $\left[ \begin{matrix} a+3 & 4 \\ 6 & b-1 \\ \end{matrix} \right]=\left[ \begin{matrix} -3 & 4 \\ 6 & 2 \\ \end{matrix} \right]$ , then find a and b.
Difficulty: Easy
Solution:
As, $\left[ \begin{matrix} a+3 & 4 \\ 6 & b-1 \\ \end{matrix} \right]=\left[ \begin{matrix} -3 & 4 \\ 6 & 2 \\ \end{matrix} \right]$
By comparing the corresponding elements, we get
$a+3=-3$
$a=-3-3$
$a=-6$
and
$b-1=2$
$b=2+1$
$b=3$
Hence
$a=-6$ and $b=3$
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