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: 51

Answer

Only $ACB $ is defined $ACB=\left[\begin{array}{llll} -3 & -21 & 27 & -6\\ -2 & -14 & 18 & -4 \end{array}\right]$

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 $B.$ --- $ABC:$ $AB$ is not defined, B does not have 2 rows, as A has columns. $ABC$ is not defined $ACB:$ $AC$ is defined ( a $2\times 4$ matrix multiplies a $4\times 1$ matrix) and is a 2$\times$1 matrix $ACB=(AC)B$ is defined ( a $2\times 1$ matrix multiplies a $1\times 4$ matrix) and is a $2\times 4$ matrix $BAC$ $BA$ is not defined, A does not have 4 rows, as B has columns. $BAC$ is not defined $BCA:$ $CA$ is not defined, A does not have 4 rows, as $C$ has columns. $BCA$ is not defined $CAB $is not defined because $AB$ is not defined. $CBA $is not defined because $BA$ is not defined. Only $ACB $ is defined $AC=\left[\begin{array}{llll} 1 & 0 & 6 & -1\\ 2 & 1/2 & 4 & 0 \end{array}\right]\left[\begin{array}{l} 1\\ 0\\ -1\\ -2 \end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{l} 1(1)+0(0)+6(-1)+(-1)(-2)\\ 2(1)+\frac{1}{2}(0)+4(-1)+0(-2) \end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{l} -3\\ -2 \end{array}\right]$ $(AC)B=\left[\begin{array}{l} -3\\ -2 \end{array}\right][1\quad \quad 7 \quad-9 \quad 2]$ $=\left[\begin{array}{llll} -3 & -21 & 27 & -6\\ -2 & -14 & 18 & -4 \end{array}\right]$
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