Q48. - Algebra 2

Question

Determine whether each matrix product is defined. If so, state the dimensions of the product.

$A_{2\times 5}·B_{5\times 5}$

Step-by-Step Solution

Answer

Matrix product of given matrices is defined.

Product matrix has 2 rows and 5 columns.

Step 1 - Write condition for matrix product to be defined.

For two matrices A and B, the product $A·B$ is defined when number of columns of matrix A is equal to the number of rows of matrix B. 

Step 2 - Write dimensions of given matrices

Matrix A has 2 rows and 5 columns and matrix B has 5 rows and 5 columns.

Step 3 - Check multiplication is defined or not

As, number of columns of matrix A is equal to the number of rows of matrix B.

So multiplication is defined.

Step 4 - Write dimension of product matrix

When multiplication is defined then resultant matrix $A·B$ has number of rows equal to the number of rows of matrix $A$ and its number of column is equal to the number of columns of matrix B  

So product of given two matrices gives a matrix which has 2 rows and 5 columns.