Practice 7.5 Adding and Subtracting Matrices

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What is a matrix?

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A matrix is a rectangular array of numbers arranged in rows and columns.

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What does it mean for two matrices to be equal?

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Two matrices are equal if they have the same dimensions and corresponding elements are equal.

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What are the dimensions of a matrix?

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The dimensions of a matrix are given in the form of 'rows x columns'.

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What is matrix addition?

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Matrix addition is the operation of adding two matrices by adding their corresponding elements.

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CCSS.HSN.VM.C.8

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What is matrix subtraction?

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Matrix subtraction is the operation of subtracting one matrix from another by subtracting their corresponding elements.

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CCSS.HSN.VM.C.8

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What must be true in order to ADD two matrices?

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The dimensions of the matrices must be equal.

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CCSS.HSN.VM.C.8

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What is the result of adding a 2x3 matrix and a 2x3 matrix?

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The result is another 2x3 matrix.

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CCSS.HSN.VM.C.8

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How do you find the element in the 3rd row and 4th column of a matrix?

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Locate the 3rd row and then the 4th column in that row.

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What is the identity matrix?

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The identity matrix is a square matrix with ones on the diagonal and zeros elsewhere.

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CCSS.HSN.VM.C.10

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What is the zero matrix?

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The zero matrix is a matrix in which all elements are zero.