Problem

Given $A=\left[\begin{array}{ll}-4 & 3 \\ -5 & 2\end{array}\right]$, compute $-4 A$

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Final Answer: The result of $-4A$ is $\left[\begin{array}{ll}16 & -12 \\ 20 & -8\end{array}\right]$. So, the final answer is $\boxed{\left[\begin{array}{ll}16 & -12 \\ 20 & -8\end{array}\right]}$.

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Step 1 :Given the matrix $A=\left[\begin{array}{ll}-4 & 3 \\ -5 & 2\end{array}\right]$, we are asked to compute $-4 A$.

Step 2 :In matrix multiplication, each element of the matrix is multiplied by the scalar. So, we just need to multiply each element of the matrix A by -4.

Step 3 :Doing this, we get the matrix $\left[\begin{array}{ll}16 & -12 \\ 20 & -8\end{array}\right]$.

Step 4 :Final Answer: The result of $-4A$ is $\left[\begin{array}{ll}16 & -12 \\ 20 & -8\end{array}\right]$. So, the final answer is $\boxed{\left[\begin{array}{ll}16 & -12 \\ 20 & -8\end{array}\right]}$.

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