Given the matrices A = \(\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 3 \ 2 & 4 \end{bmatrix}\) and B = \(\begin{bmatrix} 5 & 7 \ 6 & 8 \end{bmatrix}\), find the result of the operation A + B.

Step 1 ：The addition of two matrices is performed element by element. So we need to add the corresponding elements from matrix A and matrix B.

Step 2 ：For the first element, we have \(1 + 5 = 6\)

Step 3 ：For the second element, we have \(3 + 7 = 10\)

Step 4 ：For the third element, we have \(2 + 6 = 8\)

Step 5 ：For the fourth element, we have \(4 + 8 = 12\)

Step 6 ：So, the result of the operation A + B is the matrix \(\begin{bmatrix} 6 & 10 \ 8 & 12 \end{bmatrix}\)