Math Worksheets Name: __________

Date: ___________
Adding and Subtracting Matrices
 Simplify.
1) [2 −5 − 3] + [1 −2 − 3] =
2) [4 2] + [−2 − 6] =

8 7 4 −3
3) 2 5
[ ]+ [ ]=
4) [
−6 5
]+[
1 13
]=
4 6

3 6 0 −1
5) [−13 18 12] + [34 −3 9] = 6) [−1 − 3 ] + [ 6 0]=
−5 − 1 2 3

16 −4 9 −6
7) [
6 8
]− [
12 5
]=
8) [
−38 24
]+[
5 2
]=
−14 33 −27 − 8

16 −4 9 −6
9) [
12 21
]− [
5 −8
]=
10) [−38 14
]+ [
5 2
]=
−17 33 2 19

11) [−5 2 −2
]−[
6 −5 −6
]=
12) [−4𝑛
−2𝑛
𝑛+𝑚
− 4𝑚
]+[
4
3𝑚
−5
0
]=
4 −2 0 1 3 −3

𝑧−5 −3𝑦
−6𝑟 + 𝑡 6𝑟
−6 3𝑧
13) [ −𝑟 ] + [ −4𝑡 ] = 14) [
−1 − 6𝑧
]+[ ]=
6𝑠 −3𝑟 + 2 5+𝑧
3𝑦 4𝑧

1
−7 15 13 17 5
2 −5 9 3 4 −5 16) [ 31 3 18 ] + [3 8 − 1] =
15) [4 −7 11 ] + [ 13 2 5] = 22 6 4 −9 2 12
−6 3 − 17 4 −8 1

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Answers
Adding and Subtracting Matrices
1) [3 −7 − 6] 25 − 10
10) [ ]
−33 16

2) [2 − 4]
−11 7 4
11) [ ]
3 −5 3
7
3) [ ]
10 −4𝑛 + 4 𝑛+𝑚−5
12) [ ]
−2𝑛 + 3𝑚 − 4𝑚
12 4
4) [ ]
−5 18 𝑡
13) [ −𝑟 − 4𝑡 ]
6𝑠 − 3𝑟 + 2
5) [21 15 21]

𝑧 − 5 − 3𝑦
3 5 −6 + 3𝑧
6) [ 5 −3 ] 14) [ ]
−4 − 5𝑧
−3 2 3𝑦 + 4𝑧

−6 3
7) [ ] −1 −9 14
13 41
15) [ −9 −9 6]
−6 11 − 18
25 − 10
8) [ ]
−33 16
14 10 20
16) [ 34 11 17 ]
7 29 13 8 16
9) [ ]
−19 14

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