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: 23

Answer

( a) $$AB=\left[ 12 \right].$$ ( b) $$BA=\left[ \begin {array}{ccc} 6&4&2\\ 9&6&3 \\ 0&0&0\end {array} \right].$$

Work Step by Step

Given $$ A=\left[\begin{array}{ccc} {3}&{2} & {1} \end{array}\right], \quad B=\left[\begin{array}{rrr} {2} \\ {3} \\ {0} \end{array}\right] $$ We have (a) \begin{align*} AB&=\left[\begin{array}{ccc} {3}&{2} & {1} \end{array}\right] \left[\begin{array}{rrr} {2} \\ {3} \\ {0} \end{array}\right]\\ &=\left[ 12 \right]. \end{align*} (b) \begin{align*} BA&=\left[\begin{array}{ccc} {2} \\ {3} \\ {0} \end{array}\right]\left[\begin{array}{rrr} {3}&{2} & {1} \end{array}\right]\\ &=\left[ \begin {array}{ccc} 6&4&2\\ 9&6&3 \\ 0&0&0\end {array} \right]. \end{align*}
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