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If `A=[{:(3,-2," "0),(-5," "7,sqrt(2)):}],` find (-A) and verify that `A+(-A)=(-A)+A=0.` |
Answer» Clearly, we have: `(-A)=[{:(-3," "2," "0),(5,-7,-sqrt(2)):}]` `A+(-A)=[{:(3,-2,0),(-5," "7,sqrt(2)):}]+[{:(-3," "2," "0),(5,-7,-sqrt(2)):}]` `=[{:(3+(-3),-2+2," "0+0),(-5+5,7+(-7),sqrt(2)+"("-sqrt(2)")"):}]=[{:(0,0,0),(0,0,0):}]=O.` And, `(-A)+A=[{:(-3," "2," "0),(5,-7,-sqrt(2)):}]+[{:(3,-2," "0),(-5," "7,sqrt(2)):}]` `=[{:(-3+3,2+(-2)," "0+0),(5+(-5),-7+7,-sqrt(2)+sqrt(2)):}]=[{:(0,0,0),(0,0,0):}]` Hence, `A+(-A)=(-A)+A=O.` |
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