Simplify the Matrix

Problem

0.5*[[−11,−8,−50],[−59,−4,−40],[−95,−3,−113]]

Solution

1. Identify the scalar multiplication operation, where each element inside the matrix must be multiplied by the scalar 0.5

2. Multiply each entry in the first row by 0.5 −11⋅0.5=−5.5 −8⋅0.5=−4 and −50⋅0.5=−25

3. Multiply each entry in the second row by 0.5 −59⋅0.5=−29.5 −4⋅0.5=−2 and −40⋅0.5=−20

4. Multiply each entry in the third row by 0.5 −95⋅0.5=−47.5 −3⋅0.5=−1.5 and −113⋅0.5=−56.5

5. Construct the resulting matrix using the calculated values.

Final Answer

0.5*[[−11,−8,−50],[−59,−4,−40],[−95,−3,−113]]=[[−5.5,−4,−25],[−29.5,−2,−20],[−47.5,−1.5,−56.5]]

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