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The number of columns in the first matrix must equal the number of rows in the second.

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What is order of the resultant matrix AB when two matrices are multiplied and the order of the Matrix A is m n order of Matrix B is n p Also state the condition under which two matrices can be mult?

the order is m p and the matrices can be multiplied if and only if the first one (matrix A) has the same number of columns as the second one (matrix B) has rows i.e)is Matrix A has n columns, then Matrix B MUST have n rows.Equal Matrix: Two matrices A=|Aij| and B=|Bij| are said to be equal (A=B) if and only if they have the same order and each elements of one is equal to the corresponding elements of the other. Such as A=|1 2 3|, B=|1 2 3|. Thus two matrices are equal if and only if one is a duplicate of the other.


Write an algorithm for multiplication of two sparse matrices?

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These matrices represent the coordinates of two figures in the plane. Is the product of these matrices defined Answer yes or no?

no


Is the set of all 2x2 invertible matrices a subspace of all 2x2 matrices?

I assume since you're asking if 2x2 invertible matrices are a "subspace" that you are considering the set of all 2x2 matrices as a vector space (which it certainly is). In order for the set of 2x2 invertible matrices to be a subspace of the set of all 2x2 matrices, it must be closed under addition and scalar multiplication. A 2x2 matrix is invertible if and only if its determinant is nonzero. When multiplied by a scalar (let's call it c), the determinant of a 2x2 matrix will be multiplied by c^2 since the determinant is linear in each row (two rows -> two factors of c). If the determinant was nonzero to begin with c^2 times the determinant will be nonzero, so an invertible matrix multiplied by a scalar will remain invertible. Therefore the set of all 2x2 invertible matrices is closed under scalar multiplication. However, this set is not closed under addition. Consider the matrices {[1 0], [0 1]} and {[-1 0], [0 -1]}. Both are invertible (in this case, they are both their own inverses). However, their sum is {[0 0], [0 0]}, which is not invertible because its determinant is 0. In conclusion, the set of invertible 2x2 matrices is not a subspace of the set of all 2x2 matrices because it is not closed under addition.


Why are matrices used for representation while programming?

Let me correct you: two-dimensional arrays are used in programming to represent matrices. (Matrices are objects of mathematics, arrays are objects of programming.)


What is the Flowchart for multiplication of two matrices?

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Is the product of two elementry matrices is an elementry matrix?

No, it is not.


Program to display multiplication of two matrix?

The matrix multiplication in c language : c program is used to multiply matrices with two dimensional array. This program multiplies two matrices which will be entered by the user.


How do you check for the similarity of two matrices?

use mantel test


Multiplication of two 2 X 2 matrices is?

Closed . . . .A+


What is algorithm to multiply two matrices?

a,b,c,d,


What do you know about square numbers?

A square number is multiplied by two of the same numbers.