Matrix properties

Name: Matrix properties
Uploaded: 2011-02-08
Description: Matrix properties

Rows and columns I
Rows and columns II
Rows and columns III

Matrices organizes information such as variables and constants and stores them in rows and columns, they are usually named C. Each position in a matrix is called an element.

Example

This matrix

$$C=\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 2\\ 3 & 4 \end{bmatrix}$$

is made out of two rows and two columns. The element 4 is in row 2 and column 2.

It is common to name a matrix after its dimensions, a matrix named C_m*k has m rows and k columns.

Video lesson

Find the number of columns and rows in the following matrices

$$C=\begin{bmatrix} 1 &0 &4 \end{bmatrix}$$

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Rows and columns I
Rows and columns II
Rows and columns III