What is the solution of the system? Solve using matrices.

left double bracket negative 3x plus 2y equals 10 negative 4x plus 3y equals 2

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To solve the system using matrices, we can rewrite the system as follows:

| -3 2 | | x | = | 10 |
| -4 3 | | y | | 2 |

Let's represent the coefficient matrix as A, the variable matrix as X, and the constant matrix as B. So the system can be represented as AX = B.

A = | -3 2 |
| -4 3 |

X = | x |
| y |

B = | 10 |
| 2 |

We can solve for X by multiplying each side of the equation by the inverse of A:

A^(-1) * A * X = A^(-1) * B

Since A^(-1) * A is the identity matrix (I), we have:

I * X = A^(-1) * B

Simplifying gives us:

X = A^(-1) * B

Now let's find the inverse of matrix A:

A = | -3 2 |
| -4 3 |

To find A^(-1), we need to calculate the determinant of A first:

det(A) = (-3 * 3) - (2 * -4) = -9 + 8 = -1

If the determinant is not equal to zero, the inverse exists.

Now let's find the inverse of A using the following formula:

A^(-1) = (1/det(A)) * adj(A)

Where adj(A) is the adjugate matrix of A, obtained by transposing the cofactor matrix of A.

The cofactor matrix of A is obtained by taking the determinants of the submatrices of A with alternating signs (+ and -).

The adjugate matrix of A is obtained by interchanging rows and columns of the cofactor matrix.

First, let's find the cofactor matrix of A:

C = | 3 -2 |
| 4 -3 |

Since A is a 2x2 matrix, we only have one submatrix.

The adjugate matrix of A is obtained by transposing the cofactor matrix:

adj(A) = | 3 4 |
| -2 -3 |

Now, let's calculate A^(-1):

A^(-1) = (1/det(A)) * adj(A) = (1/(-1)) * | 3 4 |
| -2 -3 |

A^(-1) = | -3 -4 |
| 2 3 |

Now, let's calculate X:

X = A^(-1) * B = | -3 -4 | * | 10 |
| 2 3 | | 2 |

X = | (-3 * 10) + (-4 * 2) |
| (2 * 10) + (3 * 2) |

X = | -30 - 8 |
| 20 + 6 |

X = | -38 |
| 26 |

Therefore, the solution to the system of equations is x = -38 and y = 26.