A is 3×2 and B is 2×4. AB is:
Matrix Operations
Sums and scalar multiples, matrix multiplication as composition, the row–column rule, properties, powers and transposes.
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Matrix Multiplication
Notes
Trap AB ≠ BA in general; AB = AC does not imply B = C; AB = 0 does not imply A = 0 or B = 0.
Exam angle
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Notes
Transpose: (Aᵀ)ᵀ = A, (A + B)ᵀ = Aᵀ + Bᵀ, (AB)ᵀ = BᵀAᵀ (order reverses).
Exam angle
(AB)ᵀ equals: