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1001 Algebra II Practice Problems For Dummies
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1001 Algebra II Practice Problems For Dummies

by Mary Jane Sterling
June 2013
Beginner content levelBeginner
504 pages
9h 8m
English
For Dummies
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Chapter 14

Matrices

A matrix is a rectangular array of numbers or other values, called elements. Matrices provide an excellent format for organizing information and performing computations involving that information.

Matrix arithmetic incorporates the operations of addition, subtraction, and multiplication, but in most unique ways. As with complex numbers, there is no division — the process is accomplished by multiplying by an inverse.

One of the first applications of matrices found in the classroom is that of solving systems of equations. It’s not usually easier to solve those systems with matrices than to do it with algebraic substitution and elimination, but the process is easily programmed in graphing calculators, making technology the choice for doing those systems problems.

The Problems You’ll Work On

In this chapter, you’ll work with matrices in the following ways:

check.png Determining matrix dimensions

check.png Adding and subtracting matrices with the same dimension

check.png Performing scalar multiplication

check.png Multiplying matrices with compatible dimensions

Finding the inverse of a square matrix

Dividing ...

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