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AP Precalculus Flashcards: Matrices Modeling Contexts

Study Matrices Modeling Contexts in AP Precalculus with focused flashcards that help you recognize the idea, recall the key rule, and apply it in practice-style prompts.

QUESTION

Calculate the determinant of [3846]\begin{bmatrix} 3 & 8 \\ 4 & 6 \end{bmatrix}.

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ANSWER

Determinant is -14. det⁡=(3)(6)−(8)(4)=18−32=−14\det = (3)(6) - (8)(4) = 18 - 32 = -14.

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A regional economy tracks how two industries depend on each other. Matrices organize and manipulate this data: each entry tells how many dollars of input from one sector are needed to produce $1 of output in another. For example, the input-output matrix $A=[0.200.100.300.40]\mathbf{A}=\begin{bmatrix}0.20&0.10\\0.30&0.40\end{bmatrix} (rows=inputsector,columns=outputsector)modelsManufacturing(row/column1)andEnergy(row/column2).Iftotaloutputis(rows = input sector, columns = output sector) models Manufacturing (row/column 1) and Energy (row/column 2). If total output is x=[10050]\mathbf{x}=\begin{bmatrix}100\\50\end{bmatrix} (inmillionsofdollars),thenmatrixmultiplication(in millions of dollars), then matrix multiplication\mathbf{A}\mathbf{x}$ gives the total intermediate demand. Matrix addition/subtraction can compare two years’ input-output tables, and multiplication can also represent transformations or systems of equations in other settings. Using the matrix model described, what does element (2,1)(2,1) of A\mathbf{A} represent?
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