Finite Math and Applied Calculus (6th Edition)

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1133607705
ISBN 13: 978-1-13360-770-0

Chapter 4 - Section 4.2 - Matrix Multiplication - Exercises - Page 253: 36

Answer

$AC=\left[\begin{array}{rrr}{x-z}&{1-r}&{w-4}\\{2z}&{2r}&{8}\\{-2z}&{-2r}&{-8}\end{array}\right]$

Work Step by Step

If $A$ is an $m\times\boxed{n }$ matrix and $B$ is an $\boxed{n }\times k$ matrix, then the product $AB$ is the $m\times k$ matrix whose $ij-$th entry is the product of the (ith row in A) and (j-th column in B) $(AB)_{ij}=a_{i1}b_{1j}+a_{i2}b_{2j}+a_{i3}b_{3j}+\cdots+a_{in}b_{nj}$. ---- A is a 3$\times$2 matrix, $C$ is a 2$\times$3 matrix. $AC$ is defined and is a 3$\times$3 matrix $AC=\left[\begin{array}{cc}{1}&{-1}\\{0}&{2}\\{0}&{-2}\end{array}\right]\left[\begin{array}{ccc}{x}&{1}&{w}\\{z}&{r}&{4}\end{array}\right]$ $=\left[\begin{array}{rrr}{1 \cdot x+(-1) z}&{1\cdot 1+(-1)r}&{1\cdot w+(-1)\cdot 4}\\{0\cdot x+2z}&{0\cdot 1+2r}&{0\cdot w+2\cdot 4}\\{0\cdot x+(-2)z}&{0\cdot 1+(-2)r}&{0\cdot w+(-2)\cdot 4}\end{array}\right]$ $=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}{x-z}&{1-r}&{w-4}\\{2z}&{2r}&{8}\\{-2z}&{-2r}&{-8}\end{array}\right]$
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