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Linear combinations of $2 \\times 2$ matrices. Three examples.

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Let 
\\[A=\\simplify{{a}},\\;\\; B=\\simplify{{b}},\\;\\; C=\\simplify{{c}}\\]
Calculate the following $2 \\times 2$ matrices:

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$\\mathrm{A}+\\mathrm{B} = \\simplify[]{{a}+{b}} = $ [[0]]

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$\\simplify[]{{p}A+{q}B = {p}{a}+{q}{b}}=$ [[0]]

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$\\simplify[]{{p1}A+{q1}B+{r1}C = {p1}{a}+{q1}{b}+{r1}{c}}=$ [[0]]

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To add two matrices, we simply add the corresponding elements in each matrix.

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To multiply a matrix by a scalar, we simply multiply every element of the matrix by that scalar.

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(a)

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\\[ \\begin{eqnarray*} \\simplify[std]{A+B} &=&\\simplify[]{{a}+{b}}\\\\ &=& \\begin{pmatrix} \\simplify[std]{{a[0][0]}+{b[0][0]}}& \\simplify[]{{a[0][1]}+{b[0][1]}}\\\\  \\simplify[]{{a[1][0]}+{b[1][0]}}&\\simplify[]{{a[1][1]}+{b[1][1]}} \\end{pmatrix}\\\\ &=&\\simplify{{apb}}\\\\  \\end{eqnarray*} \\]

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(b) 

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\\[ \\begin{eqnarray*} \\simplify[std]{{p}A+{q}B} &=&\\simplify[]{{p}{a}+{q}{b}}\\\\ &=& \\begin{pmatrix} \\simplify[]{{p*a[0][0]}+{q*b[0][0]}}& \\simplify[]{{p*a[0][1]}+{q*b[0][1]}}\\\\  \\simplify[]{{p*a[1][0]}+{q*b[1][0]}}&\\simplify[]{{p*a[1][1]}+{q*b[1][1]}} \\end{pmatrix}\\\\ &=&\\simplify{{lcab}}\\\\  \\end{eqnarray*} \\]

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(c)

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\\[ \\begin{eqnarray*} \\simplify[std]{{p1}A+{q1}B+{r1}C} &=&\\simplify[]{{p1}{a}+{q1}{b}+{r1}{c}}\\\\ &=& \\begin{pmatrix} \\simplify[std]{{p1*a[0][0]}+{q1*b[0][0]}+{r1*c[0][0]}}& \\simplify[]{{p1*a[0][1]}+{q1*b[0][1]}+{r1*c[0][1]}}\\\\  \\simplify[]{{p1*a[1][0]}+{q1*b[1][0]}+{r1*c[1][0]}}&\\simplify[]{{p1*a[1][1]}+{q1*b[1][1]}+{r1*c[1][1]}} \\end{pmatrix}\\\\ &=&\\simplify{{lcabc}}\\\\  \\end{eqnarray*} \\]

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