SOLUTION: True or False: it is possible to add a 3*3 matrix to a 3*5 matrix? thanks

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Question 109380This question is from textbook algebra2 with trigonometry
: True or False: it is possible to add a 3*3 matrix to a 3*5 matrix? thanks This question is from textbook algebra2 with trigonometry

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
False, it is not possible to add a 3x3 matrix to a 3x5 matrix. You can only add matrices of the same size. For instance, you can only add a 3x3 matrix to a 3x3 matrix.
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