Answer:
a) [tex]a+b+c=\begin{pmatrix}-2\\-3\end{pmatrix}[/tex]
b) (i) [tex]a+2c=\begin{pmatrix}-4\\2\end{pmatrix}[/tex]
(ii) [tex]k=2[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
It is given that,
[tex]a=\begin{pmatrix}4\\-10\end{pmatrix},b=\begin{pmatrix}-2\\1\end{pmatrix},c=\begin{pmatrix}-4\\6\end{pmatrix}[/tex]
a)
We need to find the value of a+b+c.
[tex]a+b+c=\begin{pmatrix}4\\-10\end{pmatrix}+\begin{pmatrix}-2\\1\end{pmatrix}+\begin{pmatrix}-4\\6\end{pmatrix}[/tex]
[tex]a+b+c=\begin{pmatrix}4+(-2)+(-4)\\-10+1+6\end{pmatrix}[/tex]
[tex]a+b+c=\begin{pmatrix}-2\\-3\end{pmatrix}[/tex]
b)
(i) We need to find the value of a+2c.
[tex]a+2c=\begin{pmatrix}4\\-10\end{pmatrix}+2\begin{pmatrix}-4\\6\end{pmatrix}[/tex]
[tex]a+2c=\begin{pmatrix}4\\-10\end{pmatrix}+\begin{pmatrix}-8\\12\end{pmatrix}[/tex]
[tex]a+2c=\begin{pmatrix}4+(-8)\\-10+12\end{pmatrix}[/tex]
[tex]a+2c=\begin{pmatrix}-4\\2\end{pmatrix}[/tex]
(ii) It is given that a+2c=kb, where k is an integer. We need to find the value of k.
[tex]a+2c=k\begin{pmatrix}-2\\1\end{pmatrix}[/tex]
[tex]\begin{pmatrix}-4\\2\end{pmatrix}=\begin{pmatrix}-2k\\k\end{pmatrix}[/tex]
On comparing both sides, we get
[tex]k=2[/tex]