Matrix Vocab

Add

• 11    8
  -4     2
• 3     2
  -6    -6
• -3    2
  -4    -6
• 10    8
  -6    2

Subtract

• 3    -8
  0   -1
• 3   -4
  8  -13
• -3   8
  0    1
• 3   -8
  -8    1

Dimensions/Size?

• a
• b
• c
• d

What is a Matrix?

• An equation of over 5 numbers or symbols 
• A set of numbers in rows and columns
• A method of finding the n^th value of a series
• A complicated number system

Find B - A

• -3 1

  7 -1

• 1 0

  1 -4

• 4 0

  -6 1

• not possible because rows do not match columns

Find A+B

• 8     10
  8      1 
• 12     25
  7     1
• 10     30
  0     1
• can't add two together because the rows dont match columns

What do m, n, p and q equal in this scalar matrix multiplication?

• m=8, n=9, p=-4, q=4 
• m=15, n = -45, p=20, q=-5
• m=20, n=-5, p=15, q=-45
• m=-5, n=20, p=-45, q=15

What are the dimensions of this matrix?

• 2 x 3
• 3 x 2
• 6 x 1
• 1 x 6

Multiply

• 20     15    -10
  30     -5         0
• -20      15     -10
  30     -5          0
• 1        8       3
  11     4        5
• 20     -15     10
  -30         5        0  

What must be true in order to ADD two matrices?

• They must be square.
• The dimensions/size must be equal.
• The determinant can't equal 0.
• The column of the 1st must equal the row of the 2nd.