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Matrix Operations Date________________ Period____

Simplify. Write "undefined" for expressions that are undefined.

  2)         
1) 
 

w u       
3) w
v v wv 4)       
     

wu v v y x

5)  
v u
(
v  
vu
) 6) 
y
x  
x
x

x
x
y
xy

b a    
7) b  ab
b a
8)  

(   
 


)

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9)  10) 
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11)





 

 
12)





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 ( 
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






 )
     
 

b u 
ab   u u u
13)   14)  u v
ba b  uv v v 
b u v

Critical thinking questions:

15) Give an example of a matrix X that would 16) How many multiplications of two numbers
make the expression AX defined where A is would be required to multiply a × matrix
a × matrix. by a × matrix?

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Matrix Operations Date________________ Period____

Simplify. Write "undefined" for expressions that are undefined.

  2)         
1) 
 
   
 
 

w u       
3) w
v v wv 4)       
     
w  wwu 
wv wv w  v   
  
  

wu v v y x

5)  
v u
(
v  
vu
) 6) 
y
x  
x
x

x
x
y
xy

wuv yx x

v  xy

vuvu y x xxy

b a    
7) b  ab
b a
8)  

(   
 


)
ba  
bab  
ba  

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    

11)





 

 
12)






 ( 









 )
     
Undefined
 

 
 
 
 

b u 
ab   u u u
13)   14)  u v
ba b  uv v v 
b u v

ab   u  u  uuvu  v

b  ab u  vv  u uvv 

Critical thinking questions:

15) Give an example of a matrix X that would 16) How many multiplications of two numbers
make the expression AX defined where A is would be required to multiply a × matrix
a × matrix. by a × matrix?

Any  × Anything matrix  multiplications

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