Bridging Math Matrix
Bridging Math Matrix
Bridging Math Matrix
Definitions
A Matrix is a set of numbers arranged in rows and columns so as to form a rectangular array.
If there are m rows and n columns in a matrix, the order of the matrix is said to be an “m by n”
matrix, written “ m n ”.
p q r
s t u
1 3 1 3 8
Example: (i) , (ii) , (iii) .
−2 6 22 2 −4 5 23 v w z
2 5 8 43
5 9 3 4
Example: If A = and B = , find A + B, B + A, B − A and A − B.
2 1 −2 1
5 9 1
Example: If a matrix A = , find 3 A, −6 A and A.
2 1 2
Transpose of Matirces
The transpose of a matrix A is changing the entries of the row to the column and m n matrix
A becomes n m matrix AT or A.
Example: Find the transpose of each matrices:
p q r
s t u
1 3 1 3 8
(i) , (ii) , (iii) .
−2 6 22 2 −4 5 23 v w z
2 5 8 43
Multiplication of Matrices
When the two matrices are multiplying, the number of columns in the first matrix must be equal
to the number of rows in the second matrix and multiply the correspondence entries of nth row
from the 1st matrix by the correspondence entries of nth column from the 2nd matrix.
2 −3 1
2 4 2 3 1 1 2 4
Example: If A = ,B = , C = −1 1 1 and D =
3 1 −2
, check
5 1 1 −2 −3 4 2 1
1 0
The identities matrix is I = and it has the following properties:
0 1
(i) AI = IA = A
2 4 5 9
Example: Prove the above (i) and (ii) when (a) A = (b) B =
5 1 2 1
Inverse of a 2 × 2 Matrix
a b
The inverse of a matrix A = is defined as
c d
1 d −b
A−1 =
det A −c a
,
1 d −b
det A = ad − bc A−1 =
ad − bc −c a
.
2 4 5 9 1 3
(i) A = (ii) B = (iii)
5 1 2 1 −2 6
a b x r
The matrices equation form as =
p q y t
a b x r
By letting A = , X = , B = , the equation becomes
p q y t
AX = B
AA−1 X = A−1B
IX = A−1B
X = A −1 B
Exercises
Solve the following by changing matrix form:
(i) 2 x + 3 y = 7,3 x + 4 y = 10.
(ii) 2 x + 3 y = 9, x + y = 4
(iii) 2m − 4n = −20,3n − 3m = 12
(iv) 6 g + 5h = 40,3 g − 2h = 11