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### 1. Matrix Equation: \( b = 2c \)

Given:
- \( b = \begin{bmatrix} 3 & 4 \\ -2 & 1 \end{bmatrix} \)
- \( c = \begin{bmatrix} x & y \\ 6 & 10 \end{bmatrix} \)

Since \( b = 2c \), we need to solve for \( x \) and \( y \).

\[
b = 2c \implies \begin{bmatrix} 3 & 4 \\ -2 & 1 \end{bmatrix} = 2 \begin{bmatrix} x & y \\ 6 & 10 \end{bmatrix}
\]

This implies:
\[
\begin{bmatrix} 3 & 4 \\ -2 & 1 \end{bmatrix} = \begin{bmatrix} 2x & 2y \\ 12 & 20 \end{bmatrix}
\]

From this, we can equate the elements:

- \( 2x = 3 \implies x = \frac{3}{2} \)
- \( 2y = 4 \implies y = 2 \)

Thus, \( x = \frac{3}{2} \) and \( y = 2 \).

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### 2. Determinant of Matrix \( A \)

Given matrix \( A_1 \) and \( A_2 \):

- \( A_1 = \begin{bmatrix} 2 & 1 & -1 \\ -1 & 4 & -5 \\ 4 & -5 & 3 \end{bmatrix} \)
- \( A_2 = \begin{bmatrix} 3 & -1 & 0 \\ 0 & 2 & 3 \\ 2 & 3 & 1 \end{bmatrix} \)

We need to find the determinant of each matrix.

For \( A_1 \):

\[
\text{det}(A_1) = \begin{vmatrix} 2 & 1 & -1 \\ -1 & 4 & -5 \\ 4 & -5 & 3 \end{vmatrix}
\]

We'll use cofactor expansion to find the determinant:

\[
\text{det}(A_1) = 2 \begin{vmatrix} 4 & -5 \\ -5 & 3 \end{vmatrix} - 1 \begin{vmatrix} -1 & -5 \\ 4 & 3 \end{vmatrix} + (-1) \begin{vmatrix} -1 & 4 \\ 4 & -5 \end{vmatrix}
\]

This results in:
\[
\text{det}(A_1) = 2((4 \cdot 3) - (-5 \cdot -5)) - 1((-1 \cdot 3) - (-5 \cdot 4)) + (-1)((-1 \cdot -5) - (4 \cdot 4))
\]

Simplifying:

\[
\text{det}(A_1) = 2(12 - 25) - ( -3 + 20) + (-1)(5 - 16)
\]
\[
= 2(-13) - 17 + (-1)(-11)
\]
\[
= -26 - 17 + 11 = -32
\]

So, \( \text{det}(A_1) = -32 \).

For \( A_2 \):

We use the same method to calculate the determinant of \( A_2 \).

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### 3. Solve for \( x \) and \( y \)

Given the matrix equation:

\[
\begin{bmatrix} 2 & 3 \\ -1 & 2 \end{bmatrix} \begin{bmatrix} x \\ y \end{bmatrix} = \begin{bmatrix} -20 \\ -y \end{bmatrix}
\]

We'll solve this system of equations by matrix multiplication.

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### 4. Find value of \( a \) in matrix equation

The matrix equation is given as:

\[
\begin{bmatrix} 5 & 30 \\ 1 & 2 \end{bmatrix} + a \begin{bmatrix} 3 & 1 \\ 1 & 1 \end{bmatrix} = 3 \begin{bmatrix} 4 & 2 \\ 1 & 3 \end{bmatrix}
\]

We solve for \( a \) by first simplifying the equation and equating corresponding matrix elements.

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