Matrix Vocab

any rectangular array of variables or constants in horizontal rows and vertical columns

• matrix

• row

• column

• prism

the vertical set of numbers in a matrix

• column

• row

• element

• dimension

the horizontal set of numbers in a matrix

• row

• column

• element

• dimension

a method that uses determinants to solve a system of linear equations

• Cramer's Rule

• scalar multiplication

• Pythagorean Theorem

• Decartes' Rule

Tags

CCSS.HSA.REI.C.9

What type of matrix has zeros for all of its elements?

• zero matrix

• square matrix

• identity matrix

• inverse matrices

Determine the type of the matrix

• Upper Triangular Matrix

• Identity Matrix

• Diagonal Matrix

• Lower Triangular Matrix

• Row Matrix

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

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

A (a)   describes the size of the matrix by the number of rows and columns.

• dimension

• entry

• array

• matrix

Determine the type of the matrix

• Upper Triangular Matrix

• Identity Matrix

• Diagonal Matrix

• Lower Triangular Matrix

• Row Matrix