College Algebra 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305115546
ISBN 13: 978-1-30511-554-5

Chapter 6, Matrices and Determinants - Section 6.2 - The Algebra of Matrices - 6.2 Exercises - Page 511: 3

Answer

($i$) and ($ii$)

Work Step by Step

(i) For a sum of matrices, they must have the same dimension. A has the same dimension as ... A, so this operation is always possible. (ii) The scalar product cA is the $m\times n$ matrix obtained by multiplying each entry of $A$ by $c$. A can have any dimension, so this is also always possible. (iii) For a matrix product, the second matrix must have as many rows as the first has columns. $A\cdot A$ is only possible for square matrices. (Not possible for any dimension)
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