2.

4 Problems

A= [−20 43 ] B=[−64 20]

Find

1. 2A

3. -6A

5. -4A+5B

Find the sizes of AB and BA

7. A is 2 x 2, and B is 2 x 2

8. A is 3 x 3 and B is 3 x 3
9. A is 3 x 4 and B is 4 x 4

10. A is 4 x 3 and B is 3 x 6

11. A is 4 x 2 and B is 3 x 4

12. A is 3 x 2 and B is 1 x 3

13. To find the product matrix AB, the number of _________ of A must be the
same as the number of _________ of B.

Find each matrix product, if possible

17.

5
[ 2 −1 7
−3 0 −4
10
2
][ ]
19.

[ 23 −16 ][−15 0 4
−2 0 ]

21.

0 2
[ 2 2 −1
3 0 1 ][
−1 4
0 2 ]

23.

[ 13 24][−17 50]
25.

1
[ −2 −3 7
1 5 6
2
3
][ ]

27.

2 1

([ −3 −6
4 0][
1 −2
2 −1 ])[ 31]
 −2 4 −2 1
[ ]
31. Let A= 1 3 and B= 3 6[ ]

a. Find AB

b. Find BA

c. Did you get the same answer in parts a and b?

d. In general, for matrices A and B such that AB and BA both exist, does AB
always equal BA
47. Sal’s Shoes and Fred’s Footwear both have outlets in California and Arizona,
Sal’s sells shoes for $80, sandals for $40, and boots for $120. Fred’s prices are
$60, $30, and $150 for shoes, sandals, and boots respectively. Half of all sales in
California stores are shoes, ¼ are sandals and ¼ are boots. In Arizona, the
fractions are 1/5 shoes, 1/5 sandals, and 3/5 boots.

a. Write a 2 x 3 matrix called P representing prices for the two stores and three
types of footwear

b. Write a 3 x 2 matrix called F representing the fraction of each type of footwear

sold in each state

c. Only one of the two products PF and FP is meaningful. Determine which one it
is, calculate the product, and describe what the entries represent