"How To" align matrix entries.

This is because the matrix entries are centred in their column, which is an idiotic way to align matrices of numbers. To fix this edit the Equation Editor object's source code and redefine the column alignment to be "right" instead of centre. Look for the matrix definition, it will start with <mfenced open="[" close="]">. Just below that you should see the table definition: <mtable>. Add the necessary alignment code to this: <mtable columnalign="right">. The result is a right-aligned matrix:

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