Multiplying Matrices

Algebra 2
Ms. Khan
Scalar Multiplication - each element in
a matrix is multiplied by a constant.
1.  27 1 0   -14 2 0

2 0  -8 0 
2. 4     
 4 5 16
 -20
1 2 3 -5 -10 15 
 
3.  5
4 5 6 
  -20 25 -30

7 8 9
 
35 -40 45 

 **Multiply rows times columns.
**You can only multiply if the number of
columns in the 1st matrix is equal to the
number of rows in the 2nd matrix.
8 2 
3 2 5   
7 1 0  1 5 
  
0 3

They must match.

Dimensions: 2x3 3x2

The dimensions of your answer.
Examples:
2 1 3 9 2 
1.     
3 4  5 7 6

2(3) + -1(5) 2(-9) + -1(7) 2(2) + -1(-6)

3(3) + 4(5) 3(-9) + 4(7) 3(2) + 4(-6)

1 25 10 
29 1 18
 
 3 9 2   2 1
2.    
5 7 6   3 4 
Dimensions: 2 x 3 2x2
*They don’t match so can’t be multiplied together.*

1 2 1  x   1  x  2y  z  1
3. 1 3 2   y    7  x  3y  2z  7
 2 6 1   z   8  2x  6y  z  8
 0 1  4 3 *Answer should be a 2 x 2
4.    
1 0   2 5 
2x2 2x2

0(4) + (-1)(-2) 0(-3) + (-1)(5) 2 -5

  
1(4) + 0(-2) 1(-3) +0(5) 4 -3