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Okay so I understand the basics of matrices but when you have to add a 2x2 and a 3x2 how do you do that?

 Oct 7, 2015

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You cannot add (or subtract) matrices of different dimensions.....!!!

 

We can multiply different dimensions when the number of columns of the first matrix = the  number of rows of the second.......  the resulting matrix dimensions  = [ the number of rows of the  first matrix by the number of columns of the second.....]

 

For instance

 

[3 x 2]  [ 2 x 3 ]     .....the resulting matrix will be 3 x 3

 

 

 

cool cool cool

 Oct 7, 2015
edited by CPhill  Oct 7, 2015
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You don't.  You can only add matrices that have the same dimensions.

 Oct 7, 2015
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You cannot add (or subtract) matrices of different dimensions.....!!!

 

We can multiply different dimensions when the number of columns of the first matrix = the  number of rows of the second.......  the resulting matrix dimensions  = [ the number of rows of the  first matrix by the number of columns of the second.....]

 

For instance

 

[3 x 2]  [ 2 x 3 ]     .....the resulting matrix will be 3 x 3

 

 

 

cool cool cool

CPhill Oct 7, 2015
edited by CPhill  Oct 7, 2015

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