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 512: 30

Answer

$(a). BC$ is undefined. $(b). BF$ is defined, view answer in the image below.

Work Step by Step

$(a)$. $BC$ is undefined because, $B$ has dimensions $2×3$ and $C$ has dimensions $2×3$ so the columns of $B$ won't match the rows of $C$. $(b). BF$ can be performed view image below.
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