Chapter 2: Q101E (page 103)
Consider two n x nmatrices A and B whose entries are positive or zero. Suppose that all entries of A are less than or equal to 鈥s鈥, and all column sums of B are less than or equal to 鈥r鈥 (the column sum of a matrix is the sum of all the entries in its column). Show that all entries of the matrix AB are less than or equal to 鈥sr鈥.
Short Answer
If we have two matrices A and B whose entries are positive or zero and all entries of A are less than or equal to 鈥s鈥, and all column sums of B are less than or equal to 鈥谤鈥 (the column sum of a matrix is the sum of all the entries in its column) then all entries of the matrix AB are less than or equal to 鈥sr鈥.