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Question 985519: Can two matrices be equal and have different dimensions?
Thanks

Answer by rothauserc(4718)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
No
Two matrices are equal if and only if these matrices have the same dimensions and equal corresponding elements, that is
for n by n matrices
elements aij = bij

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