Find the value of x for which the matrix product
Find the value of x for which the matrix product

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Solution:

We know,

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is identity matrix of size \[3\]

So according to the given criteria

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Now we will multiply the two matrices on LHS using the formula \[{{c}_{ij}}~=\text{ }{{a}_{i1}}{{b}_{1j}}~+\text{ }{{a}_{i2}}{{b}_{2j}}~+\text{ }\ldots \text{ }+\text{ }{{a}_{in~}}{{b}_{nj}},\] we get

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And to satisfy the above condition of equality, the corresponding entries of the matrices should be equal

So we get

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So the value of \[x\] is
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