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What is a matrix?

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A matrix is a rectangular array of numbers, symbols, or expressions, arranged in rows and 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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What is matrix multiplication?

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Matrix multiplication is the operation of multiplying two matrices by taking the dot product of rows and columns.

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What are the conditions for matrix multiplication?

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Matrix multiplication can be performed if the number of columns in the first matrix equals the number of rows in the second matrix.

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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, denoted as I.

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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.

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How do you find the transpose of a matrix?

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The transpose of a matrix is obtained by swapping its rows and columns.

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What is the determinant of a matrix?

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The determinant is a scalar value that is a function of the entries of a square matrix, providing important properties of the matrix.

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What is the inverse of a matrix?

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The inverse of a matrix A is another matrix, denoted A^-1, such that A * A^-1 = I, where I is the identity matrix.

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What is a scalar multiplication of a matrix?

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Scalar multiplication involves multiplying each element of a matrix by a scalar (a single number).