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Linear Equations and Determinants - Class XI

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Which of the given values of $x$ and $y$ make the following pair of matrices equal.
$\displaystyle \begin{bmatrix} 3x+7 & 5 \ y+1 & 2-3x \end{bmatrix}=\begin{bmatrix} 0 & y-2 \ 8 & 4 \end{bmatrix}$

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Not possible to find
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$\displaystyle \begin{bmatrix} 3x+7 & 5

\ y+1 & 2-3x \end{bmatrix}=\begin{bmatrix} 0 & y-2 \ 8 & 4

\end{bmatrix}$
Equating the corresponding elements, we get,
$\displaystyle 3x+7=0\Rightarrow x=-\frac { 7 }{ 3 } $
$\displaystyle 5=y-2\Rightarrow y=7$
$\displaystyle y+1=8\Rightarrow y=7$
$\displaystyle 2-3x=4\Rightarrow x=-\frac { 2 }{ 3 } $
We find that on comparing the corresponding elements of the two matrices, we get two different values of $x$, which is not possible.
Hence, it is not possible to find the values of $x$ and $y$ for which the given matrices are equal.

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