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What are the dimensions of AB?

Help plz !! What are the dimensions of AB?-example-1
User Elion
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You need to remember two definitions.

First, the dimensions of a matrix are the number of rows by the number of columns. If a matrix has a row and b columns, it's an a*b matrix.

Second, before computing the product of two given matrices, you need to check an important condition.

If a matrix A has i row and j columns. And a matrix B has k row and l columns we can not apply the product AB only if j = k. In other words the numbers of columns of A (j) must be equal to the number of rows of B (k).

If this condition is checked, than the new matrix will be of dimensions : ixl

In our case i = 2, j = 3, k = 3, l = 1

So the dimensions will be 2x1 so the answer is C.

Good luck

User Xcesco
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Answer: c.2*1

Step-by-step explanation: in the picture

Help plz !! What are the dimensions of AB?-example-1
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