(1 point) Solve the matrix equations Ax = b, where \begin{align*} \text{a) } A = \begin{bmatrix} 2 & 6 \\ -5 & -2 \end{bmatrix}, \quad x = \begin{bmatrix} x_1 \\ x_2 \end{bmatrix} \text{ and } b = \begin{bmatrix} 10 \\ 1 \end{bmatrix} . \end{align*} The solution is: $x_1 = $ $x_2 = $ \begin{align*} \text{b) } A = \begin{bmatrix} 2 & 6 \\ -5 & -2 \end{bmatrix}, \quad x = \begin{bmatrix} x_1 \\ x_2 \end{bmatrix} \text{ and } b = \begin{bmatrix} -16 \\ 27 \end{bmatrix} . \end{align*} The solution is: $x_1 = $ $x_2 = $ \begin{align*} \text{c) } A = \begin{bmatrix} 2 & 6 \\ -5 & -2 \end{bmatrix}, \quad x = \begin{bmatrix} x_1 \\ x_2 \end{bmatrix} \text{ and } b = \begin{bmatrix} -18 \\ 6 \end{bmatrix} . \end{align*} The solution is: $x_1 = $ $x_2 = $
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