The first matrix (A) shows the number of cars and bicycles owned by two families. The second matrix (B) records the wheels and seats for cars and bicycles.
Use a matrix product to find a matrix that gives the number of wheels and seats owned by each family.
A =
Cars | Bicycles | |
---|---|---|
Smith | 2 | 3 |
Jones | 1 | 4 |
B =
Wheels | Seats | |
---|---|---|
Car | 4 | 5 |
Bicycle | 2 | 1 |
(Matrices are in tables as I cant make matrices)
The first matrix (A) shows the number of cars and bicycles owned by two families.
The second matrix (B) records the wheels and seats for cars and bicycles.
Use a matrix product to find a matrix that gives the number of wheels and seats owned by each family.
ACars Bicycles Smith23Jones14BWheels Seats Car45Bicycle21
A×B=(2314)×(4521)=(1413129)
A×BWheels Seats Smith1413Jones129