3. Normal Matrix Operations
Many functions can be used for calculations of matrices and scalars.
Examples of each calculation are as follows:
+
To add or subtract matrices, the dimensions must be the same.
Matrix
Matrix
–
Matrix
Matrix
Example
1. Press # C.
2. Press @ m A
3. Press E.
×
To multiply two matrices, the column dimension of the first matrix
Matrix
Matrix
must match the row dimension of the second matrix.
Example
1. Press # C.
2. Press @ m A
3. Press E.
Square of Matrix
To obtain the square of a matrix:
Example
1. Press # C.
2. Press @ m A
3. Press E.
1 + @ m
A 2
1 | @ m
A 2
1 y
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