Linear Algebra: A Modern Introduction

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Chapter 3 - Matrices - 3.1 Matrix Operations - Exercises 3.1 - Page 153: 24

Answer

$$AB =\left[\begin{array}{ccc}{b_1-2b_3} \\ {-3b_1+b_2+b_3} \\ {2b_1-b_3} \end{array}\right] .$$

Work Step by Step

Let $$ A=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}{1} & {0} & {-2} \\ {-3} & {1} & {1} \\ {2} & {0} & {-1}\end{array}\right], B=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}{2} & {3} & {0} \\ {1} & {-1} & {1} \\ {-1} & {6} & {4}\end{array}\right]. $$ Suppose that $B=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}{b_1} \\ {b_2} \\ {b_3} \end{array}\right]$, where $b_1,b_2,b_3$ are the rows of $B$. Now, we have $$AB=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}{1} & {0} & {-2} \\ {-3} & {1} & {1} \\ {2} & {0} & {-1}\end{array}\right] \left[\begin{array}{ccc}{b_1} \\ {b_2} \\ {b_3} \end{array}\right] =\left[\begin{array}{ccc}{b_1-2b_3} \\ {-3b_1+b_2+b_3} \\ {2b_1-b_3} \end{array}\right] .$$
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