Chapter 2: Problem 2
The sizes of matrices \(A\) and \(B\) are given. Find the size of \(A B\) and \(B A\) whenever they are defined. \(A\) is of size \(3 \times 4\), and \(B\) is of size \(4 \times 3\).
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Chapter 2: Problem 2
The sizes of matrices \(A\) and \(B\) are given. Find the size of \(A B\) and \(B A\) whenever they are defined. \(A\) is of size \(3 \times 4\), and \(B\) is of size \(4 \times 3\).
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Write the given system of linear equations in matrix form. $$ \begin{array}{r} -x_{1}+x_{2}+x_{3}=0 \\ 2 x_{1}-x_{2}-x_{3}=2 \\ -3 x_{1}+2 x_{2}+4 x_{3}=4 \end{array} $$
Kaitlin and her friend Emma returned to the United States from a tour of four cities: Oslo, Stockholm, Copenhagen, and Saint Petersburg. They now wish to exchange the various foreign currencies that they have accumulated for U.S. dollars. Kaitlin has 82 Norwegian krones, 68 Swedish krones, 62 Danish krones, and 1200 Russian rubles. Emma has 64 Norwegian krones, 74 Swedish krones, 44 Danish krones, and 1600 Russian rubles. Suppose the exchange rates are U.S. \(\$ 0.1651\) for one Norwegian krone, U.S. \$0.1462 for one Swedish krone, U.S. \$0.1811 for one Danish krone, and U.S. \(\$ 0.0387\) for one Russian ruble. a. Write a \(2 \times 4\) matrix \(A\) giving the values of the various foreign currencies held by Kaitlin and Emma. (Note: The answer is not unique.) b. Write a column matrix \(B\) giving the exchange rate for the various currencies. c. If both Kaitlin and Emma exchange all their foreign currencies for U.S. dollars, how many dollars will each have?
Determine whether the statement is true or false. If it is true, explain why it is true. If it is false, give an example to show why it is false. If \(A\) is a \(2 \times 4\) matrix and \(B\) is a matrix such that \(A B A\) is defined, then the size of \(B\) must be \(4 \times 2\).
Solve the system of linear equations using the Gauss-Jordan elimination method. $$ \begin{array}{rr} 2 x+4 y-6 z= & 38 \\ x+2 y+3 z= & 7 \\ 3 x-4 y+4 z= & -19 \end{array} $$
Mr. Cross. Mr. Jones, and Mr. Smith each suffer from coronary heart disease. As part of their treatment, they were put on special low-cholesterol diets: Cross on diet I, Jones on diet II, and Smith on diet III. Progressive records of each patient's cholesterol level were kept. At the beginning of the first, second, third, and fourth months, the cholesterol levels of the three patients were: Cross: \(220,215,210\), and 205 Jones: \(220,210,200\), and 195 Smith: \(215,205,195\), and 190 Represent this information in a \(3 \times 4\) matrix.
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