3/25 Algebra 2 Matrix Quiz

What is a Matrix?

• An equation of over 5 numbers or symbols

• A set of numbers in rows and columns

• A method of finding the n^th value of a series

• A complicated number system

What is the name of each entry of a matrix?

• Row
• Element
• Dimension
• Rectangle

How many rows are in a 7 x 3 matrix?

• 7
• 3
• 21
• 10

How many columns are in a 5 x 4 matrix?

• 5
• 4
• 20
• 9

In Matrix R (pictured) what is the value of element R_3,2

• 8
• 9.01
• 6
• 1

What must be true in order to ADD two matrices?

• They must be square.
• The dimensions must be equal.
• The determinant can't equal 0.
• The column of the 1st must equal the row of the 2nd.

Add

• 11    8
  -4     2
• 3     2
  -6    -6
• -3    2
  -4    -6
• 10    8
  -6    2

Multiply

• 1   2
  6   -8
• -3   -5
  -5   -11
• -2     8
  -6   -12
• 2  -3
  5   -2

What do m, n, p and q equal in this scalar matrix multiplication?

• m=8, n=9, p=-4, q=4 
• m=15, n = -45, p=20, q=-5
• m=20, n=-5, p=15, q=-45
• m=-5, n=20, p=-45, q=15

How would a scalar multiplication be carried out for a matrix?

• Add the Scalar to every element in the matrix
• Dot product the rows of one matrix with the columns of the other matrix
• Multiply every element with the scalar to create a new matrix
• subtract the elements in the first matrix from the elements of the second matrix