The video tutorial discusses the entrance exam for Battle School, focusing on a matrix multiplication problem involving square matrices A, B, and C. It evaluates various candidate answers to determine which expressions are equivalent to the original problem. The tutorial explains that matrix multiplication is not commutative but is associative, and it explores the distributive property in a complex expression. The video concludes by identifying correct and incorrect expressions, emphasizing the importance of order in matrix operations.

What is the final step in the matrix multiplication section of the Battle School entrance exam?

• Matrix A times B times C

• Matrix A plus B plus C

• Matrix A divided by B divided by C

• Matrix A minus B minus C

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CCSS.HSN.VM.C.9

Why is the expression B, A, C not equivalent to A, B, C?

• Matrix multiplication is distributive

• Matrix multiplication is not commutative

• Matrix multiplication is commutative

• Matrix multiplication is associative

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CCSS.3.OA.B.5

Which property allows the expression A times (B, C) to be equivalent to (A, B) times C?

• Commutative property

• Distributive property

• Identity property

• Associative property

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CCSS.7.NS.A.2C

What does the expression A times (B, C) simplify to, according to Caren?

• A, C, B

• A, B, C

• B, A, C

• C, A, B

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

In the expression A times (B, C) plus A minus A squared, what happens to the A squared terms?

• They remain unchanged

• They double

• They cancel out

• They add up

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CCSS.HSN.VM.C.10

What is the result of adding the zero matrix to A, B, C?

• A squared

• A, B, C

• Zero matrix

• B, C, A

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CCSS.6.EE.A.3

Which property is demonstrated by the expression A times (B, C) plus A minus A squared?

• Identity property

• Distributive property

• Commutative property

• Associative property

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CCSS.7.NS.A.2C

What is incorrect about the expression A times (B plus C)?

• It doesn't involve multiplication of B and C

• It is distributive

• It is commutative

• It is associative

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CCSS.HSN.VM.C.9

Which of the following is not a property of matrix multiplication?

• Distributive property

• Identity property

• Associative property

• Commutative property

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CCSS.HSN.VM.C.9

What is the main focus of the matrix multiplication section in the Battle School exam?

• Understanding the distributive property

• Understanding the associative property

• Understanding the identity property

• Understanding the commutative property

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CCSS.HSN.VM.C.9