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Perform the indicated operation, if possible.

[tex]\[ 8\left[\begin{array}{rrrr}
-2 & -8 & -11 & -5 \\
-11 & -2 & -10 & 7
\end{array}\right] \][/tex]

Select the correct choice below and, if necessary, fill in the answer box to complete your choice.

A.
[tex]\[ 8\left[\begin{array}{rrrr}
-2 & -8 & -11 & -5 \\
-11 & -2 & -10 & 7
\end{array}\right] = \left[\begin{array}{rrrr}
\_\_ & \_\_ & \_\_ & \_\_ \\
\_\_ & \_\_ & \_\_ & \_\_
\end{array}\right] \][/tex]

B. The operation is not possible.


Sagot :

To solve the given problem, we need to perform scalar multiplication on the given matrix.

The matrix provided is:
[tex]\[ \begin{bmatrix} -2 & -8 & -11 & -5 \\ -11 & -2 & -10 & 7 \\ \end{bmatrix} \][/tex]

The scalar that we use for multiplication is 8.

When multiplying a matrix by a scalar, each element in the matrix is multiplied by the scalar.

Consider the matrix
[tex]\( \begin{bmatrix} a & b & c & d \\ e & f & g & h \\ \end{bmatrix} \)[/tex]
and the scalar [tex]\( k \)[/tex].

The result of multiplying this matrix by the scalar is:
[tex]\[ k \begin{bmatrix} a & b & c & d \\ e & f & g & h \\ \end{bmatrix} = \begin{bmatrix} ka & kb & kc & kd \\ ke & kf & kg & kh \\ \end{bmatrix} \][/tex]

Now in this case, we have:
[tex]\[ 8 \begin{bmatrix} -2 & -8 & -11 & -5 \\ -11 & -2 & -10 & 7 \\ \end{bmatrix} \][/tex]

Performing the multiplication for each individual element:

1. [tex]\( 8 \times -2 = -16 \)[/tex]
2. [tex]\( 8 \times -8 = -64 \)[/tex]
3. [tex]\( 8 \times -11 = -88 \)[/tex]
4. [tex]\( 8 \times -5 = -40 \)[/tex]
5. [tex]\( 8 \times -11 = -88 \)[/tex]
6. [tex]\( 8 \times -2 = -16 \)[/tex]
7. [tex]\( 8 \times -10 = -80 \)[/tex]
8. [tex]\( 8 \times 7 = 56 \)[/tex]

Thus, the resulting matrix is:
[tex]\[ \begin{bmatrix} -16 & -64 & -88 & -40 \\ -88 & -16 & -80 & 56 \\ \end{bmatrix} \][/tex]

So the correct choice is:

A.
[tex]\[ \begin{bmatrix} -16 & -64 & -88 & -40 \\ -88 & -16 & -80 & 56 \\ \end{bmatrix} \][/tex]