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 2/ 28/2015 Mat r ices ht tp: //www.mathsi sfun.com/al gebr a/matrix-i ntroduction.ht ml 1/ 5 Matrices A Matrix is an array of numbers:  A Matrix (This one has 2 Rows and 3 Columns) We talk about one matrix, or several matrices. There are many things we can do with them ... Adding To add two matrices: add the numbers in the matching positions: These are the calculations: 3+4=7 8+0=8 4+1=5 6-9=-3 The two matrices must be the same size, i.e. the rows must match in size, and the columns must match in size. Example: a matrix with 3 rows and 5 columns can be added to another matrix

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  • 2/28/2015 Matrices

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    Matrices

    AMatrixisanarrayofnumbers:

    AMatrix

    (Thisonehas2Rowsand3Columns)

    Wetalkaboutonematrix,orseveralmatrices.

    Therearemanythingswecandowiththem...

    AddingToaddtwomatrices:addthenumbersinthematchingpositions:

    Thesearethecalculations:

    3+4=7 8+0=8

    4+1=5 69=3

    Thetwomatricesmustbethesamesize,i.e.therowsmustmatchinsize,andthecolumnsmustmatchinsize.

    Example:amatrixwith3rowsand5columnscanbeaddedtoanothermatrix

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    of3rowsand5columns.

    Butitcouldnotbeaddedtoamatrixwith3rowsand4columns(thecolumnsdon'tmatchinsize)

    NegativeThenegativeofamatrixisalsosimple:

    Thesearethecalculations:

    (2)=2 (4)=+4

    (7)=7 (10)=10

    SubtractingTosubtracttwomatrices:subtractthenumbersinthematchingpositions:

    Thesearethecalculations:

    34=1 80=8

    41=3 6(9)=15

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    Note:subtractingisactuallydefinedastheadditionofanegativematrix:A+(B)

    Multiply by a ConstantWecanmultiplyamatrixbysomevalue:

    Thesearethecalculations:

    24=8 20=0

    21=2 29=18

    Wecalltheconstantascalar,soofficiallythisiscalled"scalarmultiplication".

    Multiplying by Another MatrixTomultiplytwomatricestogetherisabitmoredifficult...read MultiplyingMatrices tolearnhow.

    DividingAndwhataboutdivision?Wellwedon'tactuallydividematrices,wedoitthisway:

    A/B=A(1/B)=AB1

    whereB1meansthe"inverse"ofB.

    Sowedon'tdivide,insteadwemultiplybyaninverse.

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    AndtherearespecialwaystofindtheInverse...

    ...learnmoreaboutthe InverseofaMatrix .

    TransposingTo"transpose"amatrix,swaptherowsandcolumns.Weputa"T"inthetoprighthandcornertomeantranspose:

    NotationAmatrixisusuallyshownbyacapitalletter(suchasA,orB)

    Eachentry(or"element")isshownbyalowercaseletterwitha"subscript"ofrow,column:

    RowsandColumns

    Sowhichistherowandwhichisthecolumn?

    Rowsgoleftright

    Columnsgoupdown

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    Torememberthatrowscomebeforecolumnsusetheword"arc":

    ar,c

    Example:

    B=

    Herearesomesampleentries:

    b1,1=6(theentryatrow1,column1is6)

    b1,3=24(theentryatrow1,column3is24)

    b2,3=8(theentryatrow2,column3is8)

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