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We've now learned to add and
subtract matrices... how to multiply a matrix by a scalar... and how
to multiply two matrices...
So, what about division?
Well, there isn't a division
process for matrices. BUT, there IS a way to get around this
little problem. We can use something we already know about:
multiplication.
Here's the scoop:
Say you need to solve this guy...
What do we do? We divide
both sides by 3:
Let's take a closer look at what's
going on here:
Instead of saying that we are
dividing by 3, how about saying that we are multiplying by
 :
The result is the
same, but we used multiplication instead of division.
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