Calculus 3 : Vectors and Vector Operations

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Example Questions

Example Question #711 : Vectors And Vector Operations

What is  ?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find , we write the rows of  as columns.

Hence,

Example Question #712 : Vectors And Vector Operations

What is ?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find , we write the rows of  as columns.

Hence,

Example Question #711 : Vectors And Vector Operations

Find the determinant of the matrix.  

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The formula for the determinant of a 3x3 matrix

 is  

.

Using the matrix we were given, we get 

.

Example Question #714 : Vectors And Vector Operations

Perform the matrix operation. 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The formula for adding a pair of 2x2 matrices is 

.

Using the matrices in the problem statement, we get 

Example Question #715 : Vectors And Vector Operations

Perform the following matrix operation: 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

To perform the matrix operation, you must follow the formula 

.

Using the values we have, this becomes 

 

which simplified is 

Example Question #716 : Vectors And Vector Operations

Find the determinant of the 3x3 matrix:

 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The formula for the determinant is as follows: 

,

where 

.

Using the matrix in the problem, we get 

Example Question #712 : Vectors And Vector Operations

What is  ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find 

, we write the rows of 

 

as columns.

Hence,

 

Example Question #713 : Vectors And Vector Operations

Find the determinant of the 3x3 matrix 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The formula for the determinant of a 3x3 matrix  is . Using the matrix in the problem statement, we get 

Example Question #719 : Vectors And Vector Operations

Evaluate the determinant of the matrix.

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The determinant of the  matrix

is defined as

For the matrix in this problem the determinant is

Example Question #714 : Vectors And Vector Operations

Find the determinant of the matrix:

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the determinant of the matrix, we multiply across, from top left to bottom right, and then subtract the product of multiplying across from top right to bottom left:

Our answer is

 

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