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OpenStudy (anonymous):

How can you determine whether a matrix product AB is defined?

OpenStudy (loser66):

@Mertsj explain him, please.

OpenStudy (mertsj):

You're doing fine. Give an example. That will help.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

its HER and like this A is 2×3 and B is 3×2, so AB is (2×3)(3×2).

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[A_{m\times n}B_{n\times p}\]? The number of columns of A = number of rows of B

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Dimension of AB would be m×p

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Thanks

OpenStudy (mertsj):

It depends on the dimensions:

OpenStudy (mathmale):

The example that Desalexus presents is illustrative: A is 2×3 and B is 3×2, so AB is (2×3)(3×2). Note how Matrix A has 2 rows and 3 columns, and B 3 rows and 2 columns. We can indeed multiply matrices A and B (in that order).

OpenStudy (mertsj):

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