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Matrices and Its Definition

A matrix is a collection of numbers arranged in rows and columns. It is denoted by capital letters and enclosed in square brackets. The elements are denoted by subscripts indicating the row and column. The size or order of a matrix is given by m×n, where m is the number of rows and n is the number of columns. Elements are usually denoted by subscripts ij, with i indicating the row and j indicating the column of the element.

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Matrices and Its Definition

A matrix is a collection of numbers arranged in rows and columns. It is denoted by capital letters and enclosed in square brackets. The elements are denoted by subscripts indicating the row and column. The size or order of a matrix is given by m×n, where m is the number of rows and n is the number of columns. Elements are usually denoted by subscripts ij, with i indicating the row and j indicating the column of the element.

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A matrix is a collection of numbers arranged in a fixed number of

rows and columns


Hereis an example of a matrix

faa am
Matrices are normally denoted
At
capital letters whileits
denoted
by
letters It is normally enclosed by
elements are by small
square brackets
In the above example matrix A the elements are an an
Au and Azz That is elements are 3,4 2 1
rows are the horizontal elements
columns are the vertical elements

The above matrix A has two rows and two columns


row
A

column
row 4
A
Laa row 2

H H
column column2
row
ps
The size or order of a matrix is given byCMxn
µmn
where m is the number of rows and n is the number of
columns
for A day damn whichcohwasmn rows and

the size or order of the matrix is 2 2


Elements are usually denoted by small letters and
subscripts ij Example ai is the element in root 2
and column 2 a 9,2 is the element in row 4 and column
And so on
Example row 1
A 2 7g
I rows
A
atImn2column
alumni 3

order of the matrix is 2 3

A 2 since an is in row 1 and column t

923 5 since 923 is in row 2 and column3


i is the row where the element is located
gig
j is the column wherethe elementis located
A is indicates the position of a certain
element
i's the tow wherethe element is located
j is the column where theelement is located
Example A 1,27 7 since element 7 is
located in row 1 and column 2

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