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 49: 60

Answer

\begin{align*} AB&= \left[\begin{array}{rrr}{-21} & {0} & {0} \\ {0} & {-20} & {0} \\ {0} & {0} & {0}\end{array}\right] . \end{align*} \begin{align*} BA&= \left[\begin{array}{rrr}{-21} & {0} & {0} \\ {0} & {-20} & {0} \\ {0} & {0} & {0}\end{array}\right] . \end{align*}

Work Step by Step

Given $$ A=\left[\begin{array}{rrr}{3} & {0} & {0} \\ {0} & {-5} & {0} \\ {0} & {0} & {0}\end{array}\right], \quad B=\left[\begin{array}{rrr}{-7} & {0} & {0} \\ {0} & {4} & {0} \\ {0} & {0} & {12}\end{array}\right] $$ We have \begin{align*} AB&= \left[\begin{array}{rrr}{3} & {0} & {0} \\ {0} & {-5} & {0} \\ {0} & {0} & {0}\end{array}\right]\left[\begin{array}{rrr}{-7} & {0} & {0} \\ {0} & {4} & {0} \\ {0} & {0} & {12}\end{array}\right]\\ &=\left[\begin{array}{rrr}{-21} & {0} & {0} \\ {0} & {-20} & {0} \\ {0} & {0} & {0}\end{array}\right] . \end{align*} \begin{align*} BA&= \left[\begin{array}{rrr}{-7} & {0} & {0} \\ {0} & {4} & {0} \\ {0} & {0} & {12}\end{array}\right]\left[\begin{array}{rrr}{3} & {0} & {0} \\ {0} & {-5} & {0} \\ {0} & {0} & {0}\end{array}\right]\\ &=\left[\begin{array}{rrr}{-21} & {0} & {0} \\ {0} & {-20} & {0} \\ {0} & {0} & {0}\end{array}\right] . \end{align*}
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