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Find the values of p, q, r and s, if $\left[ \begin{matrix} p+3q & 3r+s \\ 2p-q & r-2s \\ \end{matrix} \right]=\left[ \begin{matrix} 5 & 8 \\ 3 & 5 \\ \end{matrix} \right]$

Given matrices,

$\left[ \begin{matrix}

p+3q & 3r+s  \\

2p-q & r-2s  \\

\end{matrix} \right]=\left[ \begin{matrix}

5 & 8  \\

3 & 5  \\

\end{matrix} \right]$
$p+3q=5$ … (i)

$2p–q=3$ … (ii)

$q=2p–3$

Now, substitute the value of q in equation (i), we get

$p+3(2p–3)=5$

$p+6p–9=5$

On transposing,

$7p=5+9$

$7p=14$

$p=14/7$

$p=2$

Again substitute the value of p in equation (i),

$2+3q=5$

$3q=5–2$

$3q=3$

$q=3/3$

$q=1$

Then,

$3r+s=8$ … (iii)

$r–2s=5$ … (iv)

$r=5+2s$

Now substitute the value of r in equation (iii),

$3(5+2s)+s=8$

$15+6s+s=8$

$7s=8–15$

$7s=– 7$

$s=-7/7$

$s=-1$

substitute the value of s in equation (iv),

$r–2s=5$

$r=5+2s$

$r=5+2(-1)$

$r=5–2$

$r=3$

Hence, the value of $p=2$, $q=1$,  $r=3$ and $s=-1$.