College Algebra (6th Edition)

Published by Pearson
ISBN 10: 0-32178-228-3
ISBN 13: 978-0-32178-228-1

Chapter 6 - Matrices and Determinants - Concept and Vocabulary Check - Page 624: 6

Answer

False.

Work Step by Step

Matrices of the same order are added or subtracted by adding or subtracting corresponding elements. If the matrices have different orders, then they do not have the same number of rows and columns, so we can not pair the corresponding elements to add, so the matrices can not be added. False.
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