ECZ 2017 · O-Level Paper 1 — Matrices

Given A = (3 2 1 ; 4 3 0) and B = (1 2 3 ; 3 2 1 ; 0 1 0), find AB as a single matrix.

  • A. (6 7 10 ; 13 14 15)
  • B. (9 11 11 ; 13 14 15)
  • C. AB is not possible
  • D. (9 13 ; 11 14 ; 11 15)

Verified working — step 1

A is 2×3 and B is 3×3, so AB is 2×3. Multiplying rows by …

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