How do you simplify $[(3,7), (-2,1)]-[(2,5),(-3,-4)]$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-10-28T13:07:41

The answer is $((1,2),(1,5))$

As we have 2x2 matrices, you subtract each element from the corresponding element

$((3,7),(-2,1))-((2,5),(-3,-4))=((3-2,7-5),(-2+3,1+4))=((1,2),(1,5))$

How do you simplify [(3,7), (-2,1)]-[(2,5),(-3,-4)][(3,7), (-2,1)]-[(2,5),(-3,-4)]?