Matrix and Transformation Concepts Flashcard

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What does the determinant of a matrix help to find?

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The inverse of the matrix.

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What is an element in the context of matrices?

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An individual number within the matrix.

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What is a reflection in geometry?

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A flip over a line.

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What is a zero matrix?

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A matrix with all elements equal to zero.

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What is an image in mathematical transformations?

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The result of applying a transformation to a figure.

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What is a matrix?

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A rectangular array of numbers arranged in rows and columns.

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What is the identity matrix?

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A square matrix with ones on the diagonal and zeros elsewhere.

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What does it mean to transpose a matrix?

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To flip a matrix over its diagonal, switching the row and column indices.

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What is a scalar multiplication in matrices?

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Multiplying each element of a matrix by a scalar (a single number).

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What is a transformation in geometry?

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An operation that moves or changes a shape in some way.