Lecture # 4 Matrix Operations AS
Lecture # 4 Matrix Operations AS
Matrices
Vector & Matrix
Matrix Operations
Addition, Subtraction
Scalar Multiplications
Rules
Exercise
ONLY Two
dimensional
Vectors
A + A OR 2A
The scalar product of a number k and a matrix A is
the matrix denoted by kA, obtained by multiplying each
entry of A by the number k . The number k is called a
scalar. In mathematical notation,
kA kaij
1 4 1 2 8 2
2, A , A 4 0 6
2 0 3
7 Applied Linear Algebra- 2020-24
Scalar Multiplication
Solution :
We need to multiply each revenue figure by 0.65. Let A
be the matrix of revenue figures in Canadian dollars:
Identity Matrix 1 0 0 0
0 1 0 0
I
0 0 1 0
0 0 0 1
The identity matrix has the property that if A is a square
matrix, then
IA AI A
Inventory The Left Coast Bookstore chain has two stores, one in San Francisco and one
in Los Angeles. It stocks three kinds of book: hardcover, softcover, and plastic (for
infants).
At the beginning of January, the central computer showed the following books in stock:
Suppose its sales in January were as follows: 700 hardcover books, 1300 softcover
books, and 2000 plastic books sold in San Francisco, and 400 hardcover, 300
softcover, and 500 plastic books sold in Los Angeles.
Write these sales figures in the form of a matrix, and then show how matrix algebra can
be used to compute the inventory remaining in each store at the end of January.