Elementary Linear Algebra 7th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1-13311-087-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-13311-087-3

Chapter 2 - Matrices - 2.1 Operations with Matrices - 2.1 Exercises - Page 48: 21

Answer

(a) $AB$ not defined. (b) $$BA=\left[ \begin {array}{cc} 3&-4\\ 10&16 \\26&46\end {array} \right].$$

Work Step by Step

Given $$ A=\left[\begin{array}{rr}{2} & {1} \\ {-3} & {4} \\ {1} & {6}\end{array}\right], \quad B=\left[\begin{array}{rrr}{0} & {-1} & {0} \\ {4} & {0} & {2} \\ {8} & {-1} & {7}\end{array}\right] $$ We have (a) $AB$ not defined. (b) \begin{align*} BA&=\left[\begin{array}{rrr}{0} & {-1} & {0} \\ {4} & {0} & {2} \\ {8} & {-1} & {7}\end{array}\right]\left[\begin{array}{rr}{2} & {1} \\ {-3} & {4} \\ {1} & {6}\end{array}\right]\\ &=\left[ \begin {array}{cc} 3&-4\\ 10&16 \\26&46\end {array} \right]. \end{align*}
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