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Object A of area 10 cm² is mapped on to its image B of area 60 cm² by transformation whose matrix is given below. Find the positive values...

Object A of area 10 cm² is mapped on to its image B of area 60 cm² by transformation whose matrix is given below.Find the positive values of x

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