Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 10 - Section 10.4 - The Algebra of Matrices - 10.4 Exercises - Page 721: 32

Answer

$a.\qquad B^{2}$ is not defined. $ b.\qquad F^{2}=\left[\begin{array}{lll} 1 & 0 & 0\\ 0 & 1 & 0\\ 0 & 0 & 1 \end{array}\right]$

Work Step by Step

If $A$ is an $m\times n$ matrix and $B$ is an $n\times k$ matrix (so the number of columns of $A$ is the same as the number of rows of $B$), then the matrix product $AB$ is the $m\times k$ matrix whose $ij$-entry is the inner product of the $i\mathrm{t}\mathrm{h}$ row of $A$ and the jth column of $B.$ --- $a.$ $B$ does not have as many columns as it has rows, so $BB=B^{2}$ is not defined. $b.$ $F $ is a 3$\times$3 matrix, so $F^{2}$ is defined $F^{2}=\left[\begin{array}{lll} 1+0+0 & 0+0+0 & 0+0+0\\ 0+0+0 & 0+1+0 & 0+0+0\\ 0+0+0 & 0+0+0 & 0+0+1 \end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{lll} 1 & 0 & 0\\ 0 & 1 & 0\\ 0 & 0 & 1 \end{array}\right]$
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