MATRICES

MULTIPLICATION OF
TWO MATRICES
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nd a r i s a n e
o n t hly c ale
This m
matrix
From this calendar, what interesting rule
can you find in any 3x3 matrix?
 In any 3x3 matrix of
a monthly calendar,

The number in the middle of any

–Row
–Column
–Diagonal
is the average of the other two numbers
Can two matrices be multiplied?
• Look at the order of the matrices

     
     
  mn   n p   m p

If these two numbers are of the same value,

then the two matrices can be multiplied !
Find the product of the two matrices:

 2 41 3
   
 1 3 2 5
Determine whether they can be multiplied.

 2 4 1 3
    
 1 3  22  2 5  22
Find the product of the two matrices:

 2 41 3
   
 1 3 2 5
 2 4  1 3
  
 1 3  2 5
  1 3
   2+8 =
  2 5
 2 4  10
 
 1 3 
The product of the two matrices

 2 4  1 3  10 26 
  
  
 1 3  2 5   5 12 