Problem

natrices $A$ and $B$ shown below, find $-A-\frac{1}{3} B$
\[
A=\left[\begin{array}{cc}
5 & 6 \\
-5 & 2 \\
-6 & -2 \\
5 & 4
\end{array}\right] \quad B=\left[\begin{array}{cc}
36 & -3 \\
0 & 12 \\
-3 & -33 \\
-27 & -9
\end{array}\right]
\]

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Answer

The final answer is \( \boxed{\begin{array}{cc} -17 & -5 \\ 5 & -6 \\ 7 & 13 \\ 4 & -1 \end{array}} \)

Steps

Step 1 :Negate matrix \( A \) by multiplying each element by -1 to get \( -A \)

Step 2 :Divide each element of matrix \( B \) by 3 to get \( \frac{1}{3} B \)

Step 3 :Subtract \( \frac{1}{3} B \) from \( -A \) to get the final result

Step 4 :The final answer is \( \boxed{\begin{array}{cc} -17 & -5 \\ 5 & -6 \\ 7 & 13 \\ 4 & -1 \end{array}} \)

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