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Choose which of the following are true statements regarding matrices:

a) A matrix with 14 elements is impossible
b) If two rows are identical in a matrix then there are infinitely many solutions
c) A 3-by-2 matrix and a 2-by-3 matrix have the same number of elements
d) An acceptable role operation is to switch columns

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C A 3-by-2 matrix and a 2-by-3 matrix have the same number of elements because on the periodic table it show the both combinations as elements... so 3+2= 5 and 2+3=5 so they both have 5 elements!

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b) If two rows are identical in a matrix then there are infinitely many solutions
c) A 3-by-2 matrix and a 2-by-3 matrix have the same number of elements
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