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Example Question #5 : Matrices
Define matrix .
If , evaluate .
The correct answer is not among the other responses.
If , then .
Scalar multplication of a matrix is done elementwise, so
is the first element in the second row of , which is 5, so
Example Question #2 : Matrices
Define matrix .
If , evaluate .
The correct answer is not among the other responses.
Scalar multplication of a matrix is done elementwise, so
is the third element in the second row of , which is 1, so
Example Question #1 : Matrices
Define matrix , and let be the 3x3 identity matrix.
If , evaluate .
The correct answer is not given among the other responses.
The 3x3 identity matrix is
Both scalar multplication of a matrix and matrix addition are performed elementwise, so
is the first element in the second row, which is 5; similarly, . The equation becomes
Example Question #1 : How To Multiply A Matrix By A Scalar
Define matrix , and let be the 3x3 identity matrix.
If , evaluate .
The correct answer is not given among the other responses.
The 3x3 identity matrix is
Both scalar multplication of a matrix and matrix addition are performed elementwise, so
is the second element in the second row, which is 6; similarly, . The equation becomes
Example Question #1 : How To Multiply A Matrix By A Scalar
When multiplying a constant to a matrix, multiply each entry in the matrix by the constant.
Example Question #1 : Other Matrices
With matrix notation, what does M2x3 x N3x4 equal?
P2x4
None of the answers are correct
P3x4
P4x2
P3x3
P2x4
M2x3 x N3x4 = P2x4
In general matrix notation, Mrxc shows that the matrix is named M and r is the number of rows and c is the number of columns. When multiplying two matrices, the number of columns in the first matrix must match the number of rows in the second matrix. In addition, when adding or subtracting matrices, the matrices must be of the same size.
Example Question #12 : Matrices
What is the solution to the following matrix?
In order to solve the matrix, the determinant rule "ad-bc" must be used. is in the "a" position, is in the "b" position, is in the "c" position, and is in the "d" position. After plugging the numbers into "ad-bc," we get
Example Question #1 : How To Find An Answer With A Matrix
Which of the following augmented matrices can be used to solve this system of equations?
To set up and augmented matrix for a 3x3 system of equations, all equations must be in standard form . The third equation is already in standard form; the first two are not and must be rewritten as such.
The system is now
Write the augmented matrix with each row comprising the coefficients of one equation in order:
is the correct choice.
Example Question #2 : How To Find An Answer With A Matrix
Which of the following augmented matrices can be used to solve this system of equations?
To set up and augmented matrix for a 2x2 system of equations, both equations must be in standard form . The second equation is already in standard form.
Rewrite the first equation in standard form as follows:
The system has been rewritten as
Write the augmented matrix with each row comprising the coefficients of one equation in order:
is the correct choice.
Example Question #3 : Other Matrices
Read the following question:
A high school choir sold large boxes of cookies for $5.75 each, medium boxes for $4.75 each, and small boxes for $3.25 each. The band sold a total of 445 boxes and raised a total of $1,924.25. There were twenty more medium boxes sold than large boxes.
Which of the following augmented matrices represents the system of equations that could be set up to solve this problem?
If we let , , and represent the number of large, medium, and small boxes sold, respectively, since twenty more medium boxes than large were sold, one equation of the 3x3 system will be
or, in standard form,
Since 445 boxes were sold, another linear equation will be
The money raised from the sale of large boxes of cookies, each of which cost $5.75, is ; the money raised from the sale of small boxes of cookies, each of which cost $4.75, is ; and the money raised from the sale of small boxes of cookies, each of which cost $3.25, is .
The total money raised is $1,924.25, so the other linear equation of the system is
The augmented matrix of this system will comprise the coefficients of these equations, all of which are now standard form, so the matrix will be
,
which is the correct choice.