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| Question 33970:  (1)A=[-3  2]   B= [0  2]   (find AB and BA if possible)
 [2  -2]      [-2 4]
 (2)A=[-2  3]   B=[ 3 ]    (find AB if possible)
 [1  -2]     [-2 ]
 [0   0]
 (3)A=[2 -2 4]  B=[2 1 -3 0]
 [1 0 -1]   [0 -2 1 -2]   (find AB if possible)
 [2 1  3]    [1 -1 0 2]
 
 I am having trouble with these problems i hope you can help me
 thank you
 Brittny
 Answer by venugopalramana(3286)
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! THEY ARE ALL OF SAME MODEL .I WILL SHOW YOU ONE .YOU TRY OTHERS.COME BACK IF IN DIFFICULTY. (1)A=[-3 2] B= [0 2] (find AB and BA if possible)
 [2 -2] [-2 4]
 FIRST CHECK COMPATABILITY...THAT IS FIND THE ORDER OF A (M,N) = (2,2) MATRIX HERE.
 AND ORDER OF B (P,Q)= (2,2)..N SHOULD EQUAL P .THEN WE SAY THEY ARE COMPATABLE AND THEY CAN BE MULTIPLIED.OTHERWISE NOT.THE ANSWER WILL BE C (M,Q) MATRIX THEN .HERE WE HAVE N=2=P...SO THEY ARE COMPATABLE AND CAN BE MULTIPLIED.THE NSWER WILL BE M=2 AND Q=2...THAT IS C(2,2)MATRIX
 NEXT HOW DO WE FIND C =....
 E11,E12
 E21,E22
 E11 IS OBTAINED BY MULTIPLYING EACH ELEMENT OF ROW 1 OF A WITH EACH ELEMENT OF COLUMN 1 OF B AND ADDING THEM UP.THAT IS
 E11=-3*0+2*-2=-4
 E12 IS OBTAINED BY MULTIPLYING EACH ELEMENT OF ROW 1 OF A WITH EACH ELEMENT OF COLUMN 2 OF B AND ADDING THEM UP.THAT IS
 E12=-3*2+2*4=2
 E21 IS OBTAINED BY MULTIPLYING EACH ELEMENT OF ROW 2 OF A WITH EACH ELEMENT OF COLUMN 1 OF B AND ADDING THEM UP.THAT IS
 E21=2*0+-2*-2=4
 E22 IS OBTAINED BY MULTIPLYING EACH ELEMENT OF ROW 2 OF A WITH EACH ELEMENT OF COLUMN 2 OF B AND ADDING THEM UP.THAT IS
 E22=2*2+-2*4=-4
 HENCE THE ANSWER IS C=
 -4,2
 4,-4
 
 (2)A=[-2 3] B=[ 3 ] (find AB if possible)
 [1 -2] [-2 ]
 [0 0]
 (3)A=[2 -2 4] B=[2 1 -3 0]
 [1 0 -1] [0 -2 1 -2] (find AB if possible)
 [2 1 3] [1 -1 0 2]
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