Subtraction of Matrices
 
Lesson 1
 
 

If A and B are two matrices each of the order m X n, then their difference  (A – B) is a matrix of order m X n. The value is obtained by subtracting the corresponding elements of A and B.
 
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Problem:                   Add the following:
 
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Step 1: Subtract the first element of the first table with the first element of the second table.
 
 
Step 2: Accordingly, Subtract the second element of the first table with the second element of the second table.
 
 
Step 3: Perform subtraction of all the corresponding elements.
 
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Step 4:
 
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Try two practice problems: Subtract the following:
 
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