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: 26

Answer

(a) $AB$ not defined. (b) $$BA=\left[ \begin {array}{cc} 9&-4\\ 17&3 \\ -1&-8\end {array} \right] .$$

Work Step by Step

Given $$A =\left[\begin{array}{rr}{2} & {-3} \\ {5} & {2}\end{array}\right], \quad B=\left[\begin{array}{rr}{2} & {1} \\ {1} & {3} \\ {2} & {-1}\end{array}\right] $$ We have (a) $AB$ not defined. (b)\begin{align*} BA&=\left[\begin{array}{rr}{2} & {1} \\ {1} & {3} \\ {2} & {-1}\end{array}\right] \left[\begin{array}{rr}{2} & {-3} \\ {5} & {2}\end{array}\right] \\ &= \left[ \begin {array}{cc} 9&-4\\ 17&3 \\ -1&-8\end {array} \right] . \end{align*}
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