If \(\begin{pmatrix} p+q & 1\\ 0 & p-q \end {pmatrix}\) = \(\begin{pmatrix} 2 & 1 \\ 0 & 8 \end{pmatrix}\) Find the values of p and q  

If  \(\begin{pmatrix} p+q & 1\\ 0 & p-q \end {pmatrix}\) = \(\begin{pmatrix} 2 & 1 \\ 0 & 8 \end{pmatrix}\)

Find the values of p and q

Answer Details

To solve for p and q, we can equate the corresponding elements of both matrices: p + q = 2 1 = 1 p - q = 8 From the first and third equations, we can obtain: p = 5 q = -3 Therefore, the correct answer is p = 5, q = -3.