Question

Please help ( Find the Product)

Answer 1

we can just distribute the -8 all over each entry of the matrix.

Answer 2

-8 is a scalar,
so you just multiply -8 to each of the matrix elements!

Answer 3

so you have -8 multiplied the entire 3 x 3 matrix. each entry is multiplied by -8... oh yay hartnn beat me to it

Answer 4

for example on row 1 column 1 you have 7
so what is -8 x 7 ?

Answer 5

56

Answer 6

close... it's -56 because we have 7 multiplied by negative 8

Answer 7

oh sorry

Answer 8

now what is -8 x -4 for row one column two?

Answer 9

32

Answer 10

and -8 x 0 for row one column three ?

Answer 11

0

Answer 12

yes! so you entire first row
is -56 32 0

now do the same arithmetic to row 2 and row 3

Answer 13

Would it be A?

Answer 14

yes

Answer 15

Thank you!