College Algebra (6th Edition)

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ISBN 13: 978-0-32178-228-1

Chapter 6 - Summary, Review, and Test - Review Exercises - Page 656: 17

Answer

$B+C$ does not exist.

Work Step by Step

To add two matrices, they must have the same order. The resulting matrix has elements obtained by adding the corresponding elements of the two matrices. $B$ is a $3\times 2$ matrix $C$ is a $2\times 3 $ matrix They do not have the same order, so they can not be added. $B+C$ does not exist.
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