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If $A=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}\frac{2}{3} & 1 & \frac{5}{3} \\ \frac{1}{3} & \frac{2}{3} & \frac{4}{3} \\ \frac{7}{3} & 2 & \frac{2}{3}\end{array}\right]$
and $B=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}\frac{2}{5} & \frac{3}{5} & 1 \\ \frac{1}{5} & \frac{2}{5} & \frac{4}{5} \\ \frac{7}{5} & \frac{6}{5} & \frac{2}{5}\end{array}\right]$, t $3 A-5 B$.
then compute 3A-5B
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$\begin{aligned} 3 A-5 B &=3\left[\begin{array}{ccc}\frac{2}{3} & 1 & \frac{5}{3} \\ \frac{1}{3} & \frac{2}{3} & \frac{4}{3} \\ \frac{7}{3} & 2 & \frac{2}{3}\end{array}\right]-5\left[\begin{array}{ccc}\frac{2}{5} & \frac{3}{5} & 1 \\ \frac{1}{5} & \frac{2}{5} & \frac{4}{5} \\ \frac{7}{5} & \frac{6}{5} & \frac{2}{5}\end{array}\right] \\ &=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}2 & 3 & 5 \\ 1 & 2 & 4 \\ 7 & 6 & 2\end{array}\right]-\left[\begin{array}{lll}2 & 3 & 5 \\ 1 & 2 & 4 \\ 7 & 6 & 2\end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{lll}0 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 0\end{array}\right] . \end{aligned}$

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