SOLUTION: Find the product of these two matrices [1 4 1] } [3 -6 2] }[4 1] the first two are part of the same matrix

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Question 148512: Find the product of these two matrices
[1 4 1] }
[3 -6 2] }[4 1] the first two are part of the same matrix
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Remember, in order to multiply matrices, the number of columns of the first matrix must equal the number of rows in the second matrix. So

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is not defined since the number of columns of the first matrix is 3 and the number of rows in the second matrix is 1.