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\vvec_1=\left[\begin{array}{r}0\\3\\2\\ \end{array}\right], \right]\text{.} }\) What is the dimension of $A\mathbf x\text{?}$. \end{equation*}, \begin{equation*} \end{equation*}, \begin{equation*} A = \left[\begin{array}{rrr} 3 & -1 & 0 \\ -2 & 0 & 6 \end{array} \right], \mathbf b = \left[\begin{array}{r} -6 \\ 2 \end{array} \right] \end{equation*}, \begin{equation*} \left[ \begin{array}{rrrr} 1 & 2 & 0 & -1 \\ 2 & 4 & -3 & -2 \\ -1 & -2 & 6 & 1 \\ \end{array} \right] \mathbf x = \left[\begin{array}{r} -1 \\ 1 \\ 5 \end{array} \right]\text{.} 1 \amp 0 \amp 2 \\ \newcommand{\uvec}{{\mathbf u}} }\), $\xvec_1=c_1\vvec_1 + c_2\vvec_2\text{. }$, Use the Linearity Principle expressed in Proposition 2.2.3 to explain why $\mathbf x_h+\mathbf x_p$ is a solution to the equation $A\mathbf x = \mathbf b\text{. \definecolor{fillinmathshade}{gray}{0.9} \end{equation*}, \begin{equation*} I_3 = \left[ \begin{array}{rrr} 1 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1 \\ \end{array} \right]\text{.} \end{array} , \end{array} \right] \end{equation*}, \begin{equation*} \right]\text{.} The LibreTexts libraries arePowered by NICE CXone Expertand are supported by the Department of Education Open Textbook Pilot Project, the UC Davis Office of the Provost, the UC Davis Library, the California State University Affordable Learning Solutions Program, and Merlot. This way of interpreting matrix multiplication often helps to understand important results in matrix algebra. \right], When we performed Gaussian elimination, our first goal was to perform row operations that brought the matrix into a triangular form. -2 \amp 1 \amp 0 \\ What matrix \(S$ would scale the third row by -3? #4 \\ #5 \\ \end{array}\right]} \end{array}\right]} A\xvec \amp {}={} \bvec \\ . \renewcommand{\row}{\text{Row}} \newcommand{\wcal}{{\cal W}} \newcommand{\lgray}[1]{\color{lightgray}{#1}} 1 \amp 0 \amp 3 \\ \vvec_1 \amp \vvec_2 \amp \cdots \amp \vvec_n This observation is the basis of an important technique that we will investigate in a subsequent chapter. If $A$ is a matrix, $\mathbf v$ and $\mathbf w$ vectors, and $c$ a scalar, then. \left[ entry of and their product Last updated on \end{array}\right]\text{.} 2 \amp -4 \\ Suppose that one day there are 1050 bicycles at location $B$ and 450 at location $C\text{. \end{array}\right] \end{array} \end{array} -1 \amp 3 \\ \vvec = \left[ givesBy \end{array}\right]$ is the identity matrix and $\xvec=\threevec{x_1}{x_2}{x_3}\text{. Suppose that we want to solve the equation \(A\xvec = \end{bmatrix} matrix and Preview Activity 2.2.1. In Example 2 we see how to translate from a matrix equation to an augmented matrix. }$ Check that it is true, however, for the specific $A$ and $B$ that appear in this problem. $$ \begin{align*} }\), $A = \left[\begin{array}{rr} \right] }$, Find all vectors $\xvec$ such that $A\xvec=\bvec\text{. }$ Write the vector $\mathbf x_1$ and find the scalars $c_1$ and $c_2$ such that $\mathbf x_1=c_1\mathbf v_1 + c_2\mathbf v_2\text{. }$ Check that it is true, however, for the specific $A$ and $B$ that appear in this problem. }\) What do you find when you evaluate $I\mathbf x\text{?}$. c_1 \\ c_2 \\ \vdots \\ c_n \\ \end{array} beThis \mathbf{b}_1 & = 2 \begin{pmatrix} 1 \\ 1 \\ 0.5 \end{pmatrix} + 0 \begin{pmatrix} 3 \\ 1.2 \\ 1\end{pmatrix} + 3 \begin{pmatrix} 1 \\ 0.4 \\ 0.7 \end{pmatrix} = \begin{bmatrix}2 + 0 + 3 \\ 2 + 0 + 1.2 \\ 1 + 0 + 2.1 \end{bmatrix} = \begin{bmatrix} 5 \\ 3.2 \\ 3.1 \end{bmatrix} \\[3.5ex] After a very long time, how are all the bicycles distributed. Accessibility StatementFor more information contact us atinfo@libretexts.orgor check out our status page at https://status.libretexts.org. 0 \amp 0 \amp 1 \\ ; We can view the columns of C as the results of applying a linear transformation, defined by B, to columns of A. To see the connection between the matrix equation $A\xvec = row of In other words, the number of columns of \(A$ must equal the dimension of the vector $\xvec\text{.}$. How many bicycles are there at the two locations on Tuesday? 4 \amp -1 \\ vector. The equation $A\mathbf x = \mathbf b$. Example Verify that $L_1A$ is the matrix that results from multiplying the first row of $A$ by $-2$ and adding it to the second row. \end{array} \end{equation*}, \begin{equation*} \right]\text{.} \newcommand{\cvec}{{\mathbf c}} If $A\xvec$ is defined, then the number of components of $\xvec$ equals the number of rows of $A\text{. \newcommand{\tvec}{{\mathbf t}} }$ Therefore, the number of columns of $A$ must equal the number of rows of $B\text{. \begin{array}{rrrr} second row can be computed row of Example \end{equation*}, \begin{equation*} -th the formula for the multiplication of two matrices A \twovec{-2}{1} \amp Given matrices \(A$ and $B\text{,}$ we form their product $AB$ by first writing $B$ in terms of its columns, It is important to note that we can only multiply matrices if the shapes of the matrices are compatible. Explain your reasoning . }\), Are we able to form the matrix product $BA\text{? Most of the learning materials found on this website are now available in a traditional textbook format. \end{alignedat} 1 \amp 2 \\ \xvec \end{equation*}, \begin{equation*} is pre-multiplied by \vvec_3=\left[\begin{array}{r}-3\\2\\-1\\ \end{array}\right], If \(A\text{,}$ $B\text{,}$ and $C$ are matrices such that the following operations are defined, it follows that. }\) If so, use the Sage cell above to find $BA\text{. Chapter 3 Invertibility, bases, and coordinate systems, Chapter 7: The Spectral Theorem and singular value decompositions, Chapter 2 Vectors, Matrices, and Linear Combinations, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. }$ We would now like to turn this around: beginning with a matrix $A$ and a vector $\mathbf b\text{,}$ we will ask if we can find a vector $\mathbf x$ such that $A\mathbf x = \mathbf b\text{. -2 \amp -1 \\ }$ The information above tells us how to determine the distribution of bicycles the following day: Expressed in matrix-vector form, these expressions give, Suppose that there are 1000 bicycles at location $B$ and none at $C$ on day 1. \begin{array}{rrr} In other words, post-multiplying a matrix B = \left[\begin{array}{rr} Proposition 2.2.3. As this preview activity shows, both of these operations are relatively straightforward. Matrix-vector multiplication and linear systems. Example 1 uses the definition of the matrix vector product. = \\ A\xvec = c_1\vvec_1 + c_2\vvec_2 + \ldots + c_n\vvec_n\text{.} We then see that if $A$ is a $3\times2$ matrix, $\xvec$ must be a 2-dimensional vector and $A\xvec$ will be 3-dimensional. -th \end{equation*}, \begin{equation*} A = \left[ 2 \amp 0 \amp 2 \amp 0 \\ 1 \amp 0 \amp 0 \\ The vector $A\mathbf x$ is $m$-dimensional. is not the same as , And the size (coefficient) of each combination shows the number of ways it can happen: h^2: There's one way to get two heads (h 2 = hh = heads AND heads) Neato. \end{array} \right], \end{equation*}, \begin{equation*} Our goal in this section is to introduce matrix multiplication, another algebraic operation that deepens the connection between linear systems and linear combinations. }\), Find a $3\times2$ matrix $B$ with no zero entries such that $AB = 0\text{. understand important results in matrix algebra. \left[ \begin{array}{rrrr} \end{array} \end{array}\right]. 3 \amp 1 \\ entry of If \(A\xvec$ is defined, what is the dimension of $\xvec\text{? \end{equation*}, \begin{equation*} A = \left[\begin{array}{rrr} 1 & 2 & 4 \\ -2 & 1 & -3 \\ 3 & 1 & 7 \\ \end{array}\right]\text{.} What can you say about the solution space to the equation \(A\xvec = \zerovec\text{?}$. This problem is a continuation of the previous problem. andThen, If $A$ is a $9\times5$ matrix, then $A\xvec=\bvec$ is inconsistent for some vector $\bvec\text{. 0 \amp 0 \amp 1 \\ Let us start with the case in which a matrix is post-multiplied by a vector. Example 1: The vector v = (7, 6) is a linear combination of the vectors v1 = (2, 3) and v2 = (1, 4), since v = 2 v1 3 v2. A matrix multiplied by a vector, Ax, is simply a linear combination of the columns of a by the entries of x.So the columns of A are linearly independent if and only if equation Ax = 0 has only the zero solution. 1 & 3 & 1 \\ \newcommand{\qvec}{{\mathbf q}} \begin{array}{rrrr} }$, Pivots and their influence on solution spaces, An introduction to eigenvalues and eigenvectors, Diagonalization, similarity, and powers of a matrix, Markov chains and Google's PageRank algorithm, Orthogonal complements and the matrix transpose. }\), Is there a vector $\mathbf x$ such that $A\mathbf x = \mathbf b\text{?}$. Suppose we have the matrix $A$ and vector $\mathbf x$ as given below. . \left[\begin{array}{rrrr} the formula for the multiplication of two matrices 1 \amp 1 \\ \bvec = \left[\begin{array}{r} \right] }\) How many bicycles were there at each location the previous day? 0 \\ -5 \\ 15 say that: pre-multiplies givesBy multiplication, the \end{equation*}, \begin{equation*} Suppose that $A $ is a $3\times2$ matrix whose columns are $\vvec_1$ and $\vvec_2\text{;}$ that is, What is the dimension of the vectors $\vvec_1$ and $\vvec_2\text{? Therefore, \(A\xvec$ will be 3-dimensional. We will describe the solution space of the equation, By Proposition2.2.4, this equation may be equivalently expressed as, which is the linear system corresponding to the augmented matrix, The reduced row echelon form of the augmented matrix is, The variable $x_3$ is free so we may write the solution space parametrically as, Since we originally asked to describe the solutions to the equation $A\xvec = \bvec\text{,}$ we will express the solution in terms of the vector $\xvec\text{:}$. be a \end{array} \begin{array}{rrrr} is represented graphically thus: and left-multiplying by a matrix is the same thing repeated for every result row: it becomes the linear combination of the rows of x, with the coefficients. \end{array}\right] n\text{,}\) we mean that it has $m$ rows and $n$ columns. 1 & 1.2& 0.4 \\ A linear combination of these vectors means you just add up the vectors. \begin{alignedat}{3} If $A$ has a pivot in every row, then every equation $A\mathbf x = \mathbf b$ is consistent. entry of the column vector. ; post-multiplies So far, we have begun with a matrix $A$ and a vector $\mathbf x$ and formed their product $A\mathbf x = \mathbf b\text{. }$, It is not generally true that $AB = AC$ implies that $B = C\text{. AB & = \begin{bmatrix} 5 & 7 \\ 3.2 & 3.4 \\ 3.1 & 2.5 \end{bmatrix}\\ 3 \amp -2 \\ A linear combination is a sum of scalar multiples of vectors. In particular, we saw that the vector \(\bvec$ is a linear combination of the vectors $\vvec_1,\vvec_2,\ldots,\vvec_n$ precisely when the linear system corresponding to the augmented matrix. second column can be calculated This page titled 2.2: Matrix multiplication and linear combinations is shared under a CC BY 4.0 license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by David Austin via source content that was edited to the style and standards of the LibreTexts platform; a detailed edit history is available upon request. -4 \amp 6 \amp 0 \end{array} -2 \amp 0 \amp 6 The identity matrix will play an important role at various points in our explorations. \left[\begin{array}{r} 2 \\ 3 \\ \end{array}\right] The resulting matrix is then the linear combination of the resulting columns, a list of ingredient-scaled work orders in this case: $$ AB = \begin{bmatrix} 5 & 7 \\ 3.2 & 3.4 \\ 3.1 & 2.5 \end{bmatrix}$$. Suppose that $A$ is a $135\times2201$ matrix. }\) Find the product $I\mathbf x$ and explain why $I$ is called the identity matrix. \begin{alignedat}{4} \end{array}\right], \end{array}\right]} In this exercise, you will construct the inverse of a matrix, a subject that we will investigate more fully in the next chapter. }\) We know how to do this using Gaussian elimination; let's use our matrix $B$ to find a different way: In other words, the solution to the equation $A\xvec=\bvec$ is $\xvec = B\bvec\text{.}$. column of the product Suppose we want to form the product $AB\text{. 0 \amp -2 \amp 4 \\ Example \end{array} \bvec\text{. \end{equation*}. AB = I = by a vector }$, Find the matrix $A$ and vector $\bvec$ that expresses this linear system in the form $A\xvec=\bvec\text{. \newcommand{\ctwovec}[2]{\left[\begin{array}{c}#1 \\ #2 (100, -49)? This problem is a continuation of the previous problem. }$ Define. At the same time, there are a few properties that hold for real numbers that do not hold for matrices. We first thought of a matrix as a rectangular array of numbers. Sage can find the product of a matrix and vector using the * operator. x_1 \\ x_2 \\ \vdots \\ x_n \\ Determine whether the following statements are true or false and provide a justification for your response. Some care, however, is required when adding matrices. \end{equation*}, \begin{equation*} \end{equation*}, \begin{equation*} A = \left[ \begin{array}{rrr} 1 & 2 & -2 \\ 2 & -3 & 3 \\ -2 & 3 & 4 \\ \end{array} \right]\text{.} }\), Find the matrix $A$ and vector $\mathbf b$ that expresses this linear system in the form $A\mathbf x=\mathbf b\text{. \end{equation*}, \begin{equation*} \left[\begin{array}{rr} -2 & 3 \\ 0 & 2 \\ 3 & 1 \\ \end{array}\right] \left[\begin{array}{r} 2 \\ 3 \\ \end{array}\right] = 2 \left[\begin{array}{r} -2 \\ * \\ * \\ \end{array}\right] + 3 \left[\begin{array}{r} 3 \\ * \\ * \\ \end{array}\right] = \left[\begin{array}{c} 2(-2)+3(3) \\ * \\ * \\ \end{array}\right] = \left[\begin{array}{r} 5 \\ * \\ * \\ \end{array}\right]\text{.} -2 \amp 2 \\ A = \left[ \vvec_1\amp\vvec_2\amp\cdots\amp\vvec_n\end{array}\right]\text{,}$. \right]. x_2 \amp {}={} 5+2x_3. B(A\xvec) \amp {}={} B\bvec \\ Are you able to form the matrix product $BA\text{? \end{array}\right] \end{equation*}, \begin{equation*} we }$, That is, if we find one solution $\mathbf x_p$ to an equation $A\mathbf x = \mathbf b\text{,}$ we may add any solution to the homogeneous equation to $\mathbf x_p$ and still have a solution to the equation $A\mathbf x = \mathbf b\text{. }$, If the vector $\mathbf e_1 = \left[\begin{array}{r} 1 \\ 0 \\ \vdots \\ 0 \end{array}\right]\text{,}$ what is the product $A\mathbf e_1\text{? This vector can be written as a combination of the three given vectors using scalar multiplication and addition. Suppose that \(\mathbf x_1 = c_1 \mathbf v_1 + c_2 \mathbf v_2$ where $c_2$ and $c_2$ are scalars. denotes the -x \amp {}+{} \amp 2y \amp {}+{} \amp z \amp {}={} \amp 3 \\ \newcommand{\threevec}[3]{\left[\begin{array}{r}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \end{equation*}, \begin{equation*} A = \left[\begin{array}{rr} 4 & 2 \\ 0 & 1 \\ -3 & 4 \\ 2 & 0 \\ \end{array}\right], B = \left[\begin{array}{rrr} -2 & 3 & 0 \\ 1 & 2 & -2 \\ \end{array}\right]\text{,} \end{equation*}, \begin{equation*} AB = \left[\begin{array}{rrr} A \twovec{-2}{1} & A \twovec{3}{2} & A \twovec{0}{-2} \end{array}\right] = \left[\begin{array}{rrr} -6 & 16 & -4 \\ 1 & 2 & -2 \\ 10 & -1 & -8 \\ -4 & 6 & 0 \end{array}\right]\text{.} This activity illustrates how linear combinations are constructed geometrically: the linear combination av + bw is found by walking along v a total of a times followed by walking along w a total of b times. B = \left[\begin{array}{rr} }\), Suppose that there are 1000 bicycles at location $B$ and none at $C$ on day 1. \end{array} }\) Similarly, 50% of bicycles rented at location $C$ are returned to $B$ and 50% to $C\text{. \end{equation*}, \begin{equation*} is found to If \(I=\left[\begin{array}{rrr} 1 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1 \\ \end{array}\right]$ is the $3\times3$ identity matrix, what is the product $IA\text{? , \left[ -3\left[ We then see that if \(A$ is a $3\times2$ matrix, $\mathbf x$ must be a 2-dimensional vector and $A\mathbf x$ will be 3-dimensional. The Linear Combination Method is also sometimes called the Addition or Subtraction Method. Find the reduced row echelon form of $A$ and identify the pivot positions. 1 \amp 2 \amp -2 \\ As this preview activity shows, the operations of scalar multiplication and addition of matrices are natural extensions of their vector counterparts. }\), If $A$ is an $m\times n$ matrix and $B$ is an $n\times p$ matrix, we can form the product $AB\text{,}$ which is an $m\times p$ matrix whose columns are the products of $A$ and the columns of $B\text{. = \zerovec\text{. Their product will be defined to be the linear combination of the columns of \(A$ using the components of $\mathbf x$ as weights. }\) What is the dimension of $A\xvec\text{?}$. \vvec_2=\left[\begin{array}{r}4\\-1\\0\\ \end{array}\right], \vvec_1\amp\vvec_2\amp\cdots\amp\vvec_n\amp\bvec\end{array}\right] -th Can you find another vector $\cvec$ such that $A\xvec = \cvec$ is inconsistent? \left[\begin{array}{rrrr|r} 2: Vectors, matrices, and linear combinations, { "2.01:_Vectors_and_linear_combinations" : "property get [Map MindTouch.Deki.Logic.ExtensionProcessorQueryProvider+<>c__DisplayClass226_0.b__1]()", "2.02:_Matrix_multiplication_and_linear_combinations" : "property get [Map MindTouch.Deki.Logic.ExtensionProcessorQueryProvider+<>c__DisplayClass226_0.b__1]()", "2.03:_The_span_of_a_set_of_vectors" : "property get [Map MindTouch.Deki.Logic.ExtensionProcessorQueryProvider+<>c__DisplayClass226_0.b__1]()", "2.04:_Linear_independence" : "property get [Map MindTouch.Deki.Logic.ExtensionProcessorQueryProvider+<>c__DisplayClass226_0.b__1]()", "2.05:_Matrix_transformations" : "property get [Map MindTouch.Deki.Logic.ExtensionProcessorQueryProvider+<>c__DisplayClass226_0.b__1]()", "2.06:_The_geometry_of_matrix_transformations" : "property get [Map MindTouch.Deki.Logic.ExtensionProcessorQueryProvider+<>c__DisplayClass226_0.b__1]()" }, { "00:_Front_Matter" : "property get [Map MindTouch.Deki.Logic.ExtensionProcessorQueryProvider+<>c__DisplayClass226_0.b__1]()", "01:_Systems_of_equations" : "property get [Map MindTouch.Deki.Logic.ExtensionProcessorQueryProvider+<>c__DisplayClass226_0.b__1]()", "02:_Vectors_matrices_and_linear_combinations" : "property get [Map MindTouch.Deki.Logic.ExtensionProcessorQueryProvider+<>c__DisplayClass226_0.b__1]()", "03:_Invertibility_bases_and_coordinate_systems" : "property get [Map MindTouch.Deki.Logic.ExtensionProcessorQueryProvider+<>c__DisplayClass226_0.b__1]()", "04:_Eigenvalues_and_eigenvectors" : "property get [Map MindTouch.Deki.Logic.ExtensionProcessorQueryProvider+<>c__DisplayClass226_0.b__1]()", "05:_Linear_algebra_and_computing" : "property get [Map MindTouch.Deki.Logic.ExtensionProcessorQueryProvider+<>c__DisplayClass226_0.b__1]()", "06:_Orthogonality_and_Least_Squares" : "property get [Map MindTouch.Deki.Logic.ExtensionProcessorQueryProvider+<>c__DisplayClass226_0.b__1]()", "07:_The_Spectral_Theorem_and_singular_value_decompositions" : "property get [Map MindTouch.Deki.Logic.ExtensionProcessorQueryProvider+<>c__DisplayClass226_0.b__1]()", "zz:_Back_Matter" : "property get [Map MindTouch.Deki.Logic.ExtensionProcessorQueryProvider+<>c__DisplayClass226_0.b__1]()" }, 2.2: Matrix multiplication and linear combinations, [ "article:topic", "license:ccby", "authorname:daustin", "licenseversion:40", "source@https://davidaustinm.github.io/ula/ula.html" ], https://math.libretexts.org/@app/auth/3/login?returnto=https%3A%2F%2Fmath.libretexts.org%2FBookshelves%2FLinear_Algebra%2FUnderstanding_Linear_Algebra_(Austin)%2F02%253A_Vectors_matrices_and_linear_combinations%2F2.02%253A_Matrix_multiplication_and_linear_combinations, $ \newcommand{\vecs}[1]{\overset { \scriptstyle \rightharpoonup} {\mathbf{#1}}}$ $ \newcommand{\vecd}[1]{\overset{-\!-\!\rightharpoonup}{\vphantom{a}\smash{#1}}} $$\newcommand{\id}{\mathrm{id}}$ $ \newcommand{\Span}{\mathrm{span}}$ $ \newcommand{\kernel}{\mathrm{null}\,}$ $ \newcommand{\range}{\mathrm{range}\,}$ $ \newcommand{\RealPart}{\mathrm{Re}}$ $ \newcommand{\ImaginaryPart}{\mathrm{Im}}$ $ \newcommand{\Argument}{\mathrm{Arg}}$ $ \newcommand{\norm}[1]{\| #1 \|}$ $ \newcommand{\inner}[2]{\langle #1, #2 \rangle}$ $ \newcommand{\Span}{\mathrm{span}}$ $\newcommand{\id}{\mathrm{id}}$ $ \newcommand{\Span}{\mathrm{span}}$ $ \newcommand{\kernel}{\mathrm{null}\,}$ $ \newcommand{\range}{\mathrm{range}\,}$ $ \newcommand{\RealPart}{\mathrm{Re}}$ $ \newcommand{\ImaginaryPart}{\mathrm{Im}}$ $ \newcommand{\Argument}{\mathrm{Arg}}$ $ \newcommand{\norm}[1]{\| #1 \|}$ $ \newcommand{\inner}[2]{\langle #1, #2 \rangle}$ $ \newcommand{\Span}{\mathrm{span}}$$\newcommand{\AA}{\unicode[.8,0]{x212B}}$, \begin{equation*} \left[\begin{array}{rrrr|r} \mathbf v_1 & \mathbf v_2 & \ldots & \mathbf v_n & \mathbf b \end{array}\right] \end{equation*}, \begin{equation*} \left[ \begin{array}{rrrr} 0 & 4 & -3 & 1 \\ 3 & -1 & 2 & 0 \\ 2 & 0 & -1 & 1 \\ \end{array} \right]\text{.} }\), Identify the matrix $A$ and vector $\mathbf b$ to express this system in the form $A\mathbf x = \mathbf b\text{.}$. \right] \\ {}+{} \amp \right], is the same as taking a linear combination of the rows of \right]\text{.} 0 \amp 4 \\ }\) State your finding as a general principle. \newcommand{\what}{\widehat{\wvec}} \vvec_1 = \twovec{5}{2}, ~~~ 0 \amp 4 \amp -3 \amp 1 \\ The vector $A\xvec$ is $m$-dimensional. What do you find when you evaluate $A(\vvec+\wvec)$ and $A\vvec + A\wvec$ and compare your results? \xvec_{4} = A\xvec_3 \amp {}={} c_1\vvec_1 +0.3^3c_2\vvec_2 \\ S = \left[\begin{array}{rrr} Over time, the city finds that 80% of bicycles rented at location $B$ are returned to $B$ with the other 20% returned to $C\text{. The operations that we perform in Gaussian elimination can be accomplished using matrix multiplication. 1 \amp 2 \amp 4 \\ Definition 2.2.2. \end{array}\right] \right]\text{.} \begin{aligned} B_{k+1} \amp {}={} 0.8B_k \amp {}+{} \amp 0.5 C_k \\ }$ In other words, the solution space to the equation $A\mathbf x = \mathbf b$ is given by translating the solution space to the homogeneous equation by the vector $\mathbf x_p\text{. 1 \amp 3 \amp -5 \amp 15 \\ A\twovec{1}{0}, ~~~A\twovec{2}{3}, ~~~A\twovec{0}{-3}\text{.} -2 \amp 0 \\ A more important operation will be matrix multiplication as it allows us to compactly express linear systems. {}={} \amp For example. \end{array} 1 \amp 2 \\ The first question of section 1.3 is: Find the linear combination 3 s 1 + 4 s 2 + 5 s 3 = b. givesBy \begin{array}{r} Matrix-vector multiplication. \end{array} -th = Remember that matrix multiplication is not commutative, so that a linear combination of x and y would be any expression of the form ax + by, where a and b are constants). Suppose that \(A$ is the $2\times2$ matrix: In other words, the solution to the equation $A\mathbf x=\mathbf b$ is $\mathbf x = B\mathbf b\text{.}$. What matrix $L_2$ would multiply the first row by 3 and add it to the third row? A \twovec{3}{2} \amp as linear combinations of the rows of This activity demonstrates several general properties satisfied by matrix multiplication that we record here. \end{array}\right],~~~ \left[\begin{array}{rrr} L_1 = \left[\begin{array}{rrr} Verify that $SA$ is the matrix that results when the second row of $A$ is scaled by a factor of 7. We know that the matrix product $A\xvec$ forms a linear combination of the columns of $A\text{. Since we need the same number of vectors to add and since those vectors must be of the same dimension, two matrices must have the same shape if we wish to form their sum. \left[ \vvec_1 \amp \vvec_2 Matrix multiplication and linear combinations by Marco Taboga, PhD The product of two matrices can be seen as the result of taking linear combinations of their rows and columns. \newcommand{\zvec}{{\mathbf z}} what is the probability that we get a queen or a king. \end{array}\right]\text{,} Suppose that one day there are 1050 bicycles at location \(B$ and 450 at location $C\text{. \left[ More specifically, when constructing the product \(AB\text{,}$ the matrix $A$ multiplies the columns of $B\text{. \left[\begin{array}{r} PhD candidate in Artificial Intelligence at the Department of Computer Science (IDI) of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Feel free to use any materials found on this site. A\twovec{1}{0} = \threevec{3}{-2}{1},~~~ Linearity of matrix multiplication. \end{equation*}, \begin{equation*} -1 \amp -2 \amp 6 \amp 1 \\ \newcommand{\row}{\text{Row}} \right], }$ You may do this by evaluating $A(\mathbf x_h+\mathbf x_p)\text{. \end{equation*}, \begin{equation*} \left[ \begin{array}{rrrr} 1 & 2 & 0 & -1 \\ 2 & 4 & -3 & -2 \\ -1 & -2 & 6 & 1 \\ \end{array} \right] \left[ \begin{array}{r} 3 \\ 1 \\ -1 \\ 1 \\ \end{array} \right]\text{.} Properties of Matrix-matrix Multiplication. }$ We know how to do this using Gaussian elimination; let's use our matrix $B$ to find a different way: If $A\mathbf x$ is defined, then the number of components of $\mathbf x$ equals the number of rows of $A\text{. }$ However, there is a shortcut for computing such a product. {}={} \amp }\), Suppose that a city is starting a bicycle sharing program with bicycles at locations $B$ and $C\text{. \end{equation*}, \begin{equation*} Some care, however, is required when adding matrices. One equation in a linear system is x + y = 1. 4 \amp -1 \amp 6 \amp -5 \\ AB = \left[\begin{array}{rrr} \newcommand{\bbar}{\overline{\bvec}} The chance of getting exactly one heads and one tails is 2/4 = 50%. }$, $\evec_1 = \left[\begin{array}{c} 1 \\ 0 \\ entry of the linear combination. We also acknowledge previous National Science Foundation support under grant numbers 1246120, 1525057, and 1413739. We may think of \(A\mathbf x = \mathbf b$ as merely giving a notationally compact way of writing a linear system. Suppose that there are 500 bicycles at location $B$ and 500 at location $C$ on Monday. denotes the \end{alignedat}\text{.} \left[\begin{array}{rrr|r} The following properties hold for real numbers but not for matrices. \end{equation*}, \begin{equation*} A=\left[\begin{array}{rrrr} 1 & 2 & -4 & -4 \\ 2 & 3 & 0 & 1 \\ 1 & 0 & 4 & 6 \\ \end{array}\right]\text{.} \begin{aligned} }\) If so, use the Sage cell above to find $BA\text{. \end{equation*}, \begin{equation*} A = \left[\begin{array}{rrr} 1 & 3 & 2 \\ -3 & 4 & -1 \\ \end{array}\right], B = \left[\begin{array}{rr} 3 & 0 \\ 1 & 2 \\ -2 & -1 \\ \end{array}\right]\text{.} 4 \amp 2 \\ If \(A\mathbf x$ is defined, what is the dimension of the vector $\mathbf x$ and what is the dimension of $A\mathbf x\text{? \vvec_1\amp\vvec_2\amp\ldots\vvec_n = where \(B_k$ is the number of bicycles at location $B$ at the beginning of day $k$ and $C_k$ is the number of bicycles at $C\text{. \end{equation*}, \begin{equation*} -th \vvec_1 \amp \vvec_2 \end{equation*}, \begin{equation*} \begin{aligned} A\mathbf x = \left[\begin{array}{rr} -2 & 3 \\ 0 & 2 \\ 3 & 1 \\ \end{array}\right] \left[\begin{array}{r} 2 \\ 3 \\ \end{array}\right] {}={} & 2 \left[\begin{array}{r} -2 \\ 0 \\ 3 \\ \end{array}\right] + 3 \left[\begin{array}{r} 3 \\ 2 \\ 1 \\ \end{array}\right] \\ \\ {}={} & \left[\begin{array}{r} -4 \\ 0 \\ 6 \\ \end{array}\right] + \left[\begin{array}{r} 9 \\ 6 \\ 3 \\ \end{array}\right] \\ \\ {}={} & \left[\begin{array}{r} 5 \\ 6 \\ 9 \\ \end{array}\right]. \\ , , \end{equation*}, \begin{equation*} \mathbf x_{2} = A\mathbf x_1 = c_1\mathbf v_1 + 0.3c_2\mathbf v_2\text{.} matrix and \text{,}$ then the following statements are equivalent. 3 1 \right],~~~ }\) Write the vector $\xvec_1$ and find the scalars $c_1$ and $c_2$ such that $\xvec_1=c_1\vvec_1 + c_2\vvec_2\text{. \begin{bmatrix} 3 \amp -1 \amp 0 \\ 1 \amp 0 \amp 0 \\ Compare what happens when you compute \(A(B+C)$ and $AB Suppose \(A=\left[\begin{array}{rrrr} \mathbf v_1 & \mathbf v_2 & \mathbf v_3 & \mathbf v_4 \end{array}\right]\text{. A more important operation will be matrix multiplication as it allows us to compactly express linear systems. }$ Before computing, first explain how you know this product exists and then explain what the dimensions of the resulting matrix will be. A = 0 \amp 0 \amp 1 \\ 0 \amp 2 \\ 2 \\ 3 \\ \end{array}\right]\text{.} \right]\text{.} Form the vector $\xvec_1$ and determine the number of bicycles at the two locations the next day by finding $\xvec_2 = A\xvec_1\text{.}$. 2 \amp -1 \\ \left[ Compare what happens when you compute $A(B+C)$ and $AB + AC\text{. Suppose that \(\mathbf x_h$ is a solution to the homogeneous equation; that is $A\mathbf x_h=\zerovec\text{. A = \left[ getThe Finally, I assume that the "multiplication method" is the same as the method I was taught to call the "addition/subtraction method". 1 \amp 0 \amp 0 \\ \end{equation*}, \begin{equation*} S = \left[\begin{array}{rrr} 1 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 7 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1 \\ \end{array}\right]\text{.} \end{array} \end{array}\right]\text{. }$ Find the solution in two different ways, first using Gaussian elimination and then as $\mathbf x = B\mathbf b\text{,}$ and verify that you have found the same result. The linear-combination interpretation of matrix-vector products is important, but we can sometimes save time and space in the computations by computing terms individually. What do you find when you evaluate $A(3\vvec)$ and $3(A\vvec)$ and compare your results? If $A=\left[\begin{array}{rrrr} }$ We will also suppose that $\mathbf x_p$ is a solution to the equation $A\mathbf x = \mathbf b\text{;}$ that is, $A\mathbf x_p=\mathbf b\text{. = A = \left[ \end{equation*}, \begin{equation*} A = \left[ \begin{array}{rrr} -2 & 0 \\ 3 & 1 \\ 4 & 2 \\ \end{array} \right], \zerovec = \left[ \begin{array}{r} 0 \\ 0 \end{array} \right], \mathbf v = \left[ \begin{array}{r} -2 \\ 3 \end{array} \right], \mathbf w = \left[ \begin{array}{r} 1 \\ 2 \end{array} \right]\text{.} The sum of the coefficients is 1 + 2 + 1 = 4, the total number of possibilities. -th 1 \amp 0 \amp 1 \amp 0 \\ \end{array}\right] \vvec_1 \amp \vvec_2 \amp \vvec_3 \amp \vvec_4 The product is also the 1 \amp 0 \amp 0 \\ This means that we may define scalar multiplication and matrix addition operations using the corresponding column-wise vector operations. A = \left[\begin{array}{rr} an 3x \amp {}-{} \amp y \amp \amp \amp {}={} \amp -4. }$, A vector whose entries are all zero is denoted by $\zerovec\text{. Verify that \(SA$ is the matrix that results when the second row of $A$ is scaled by a factor of 7. \end{array}\right]} on Thursday? \begin{array}{r} -2 \\ 3 \end{array} \vvec_n+\wvec_n -2 \amp -4 \\ }\) If $A$ is a matrix, what is the product $A\zerovec\text{?}$. What matrix $P$ would interchange the first and third rows? \end{equation*}, \begin{equation*} A = \left[\begin{array}{rr} \end{array}\right]\) and $\xvec=\left[ }$ Since $\mathbf x$ has two components, $A$ must have two columns. \newcommand{\ecal}{{\cal E}} Taboga, Marco (2021). \end{array} \left[ \end{array}\right]\text{. Let You should convince yourself of one final view of matrix multiplication, as the sum of outer products. \end{equation*}, \begin{equation*} Over time, the city finds that 80% of bicycles rented at location $B$ are returned to $B$ with the other 20% returned to $C\text{. , Author | Bahodir Ahmedov | https://www.dr-ahmath.comSubscribe | https://www.youtube.com/c/drahmath?sub_confirmation=1Author | Bahodir Ahmedov | https://www.d. \end{array}\right]\text{.} The product \end{aligned}\text{.} }$, Suppose that there are 1000 bicycles at location $C$ and none at $B$ on day 1. Though we wrote it as $I_n$ in the activity, we will often just write $I$ when the dimensions are clear. 6 \\ 0 \end{equation*}, \begin{equation*} \vvec_1 \amp \vvec_2 \amp \vvec_3 \amp \vvec_4 \left[\begin{array}{c} 2(-2)+3(3) \\ * \\ * \\ \end{array}\right] {}={} \amp We now introduce the product of a matrix and a vector with an example. \newcommand{\bperp}{\bvec^\perp} \right] "Matrix multiplication and linear combinations", Lectures on matrix algebra. Work on the Preview assignment and read Chapter 2 Section 2 from Understanding Linear Algebra by David Austin. }\), The solution space to the equation $A\mathbf x = \mathbf b$ is equivalent to the solution space to the linear system whose augmented matrix is $\left[\begin{array}{r|r} A & \mathbf b \end{array}\right]\text{. More specifically, if. \newcommand{\laspan}[1]{\text{Span}\{#1\}} The operations that we perform in Gaussian elimination can be accomplished using matrix multiplication. \bvec$ and linear systems, let's write the matrix $A$ in terms of its columns $\vvec_i$ and $\xvec$ in terms of its components. \end{equation*}, \begin{equation*} \end{equation*}, \begin{equation*} Then, the \end{array} \end{equation*}, \begin{equation*} \mathbf v_1 = \twovec{5}{2}, \mathbf v_2 = \twovec{-1}{1}\text{.} \left[ By applying the definition of matrix product, the \end{equation*}, \begin{equation*} A\twovec{1}{0}, A\twovec{2}{3}, A\twovec{0}{-3}\text{.} }\) When this condition is met, the number of rows of $AB$ is the number of rows of $A\text{,}$ and the number of columns of $AB$ is the number of columns of $B\text{. matrix. By expressing these row operations in terms of matrix multiplication, find a matrix \(L$ such that $LA = U\text{.}$. \end{equation*}, \begin{equation*} The solution space to the equation $A\mathbf x = \mathbf b$ is the same as the solution space to the linear system corresponding to the augmented matrix $\left[ \begin{array}{r|r} A & \mathbf b \end{array}\right]\text{. Example 2.2.1 Suppose we have the matrix \ (A$ and vector \ (\mathbf x\) as given below. \newcommand{\scal}{{\cal S}} A = \left[\begin{array}{rr} \begin{alignedat}{4} \end{equation*}, \begin{equation*} \end{equation*}, \begin{equation*} 0 \amp 7 \amp 0 \\ \newcommand{\gt}{>} or 5x + y x_3\left[\begin{array}{r}2\\6\\-5\end{array}\right]= The solution space to the equation $A\xvec = matrix and \end{equation*}, \begin{equation*} \end{equation*}, \begin{equation*} c_1\mathbf v_1 + c_2\mathbf v_2 + \ldots + c_n\mathbf v_n = \mathbf b\text{.} Which means the first order wants 2 red velvet cupcakes, no pancakes and 3 biscuits; while the second order needs 1 red velvet and 2 pancakes but no biscuits. \newcommand{\Sighat}{\widehat{\Sigma}} In this section, we have found an especially simple way to express linear systems using matrix multiplication. computing the first column of \end{array}\right]\text{.} \right]\text{.} \bvec = \left[ 3 \amp 1 \\ \newcommand{\zerovec}{{\mathbf 0}} c\left[\begin{array}{rrrr} What do we need to know about their shapes before we can form the sum \(A+B\text{?}$. \newcommand{\fivevec}[5]{\left[\begin{array}{r}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \\ Maya uses 14 blue tiles and 10 white tiles to design section of an outdoor patio. \end{equation*}, \begin{equation*} A\mathbf x = \threevec{-1}{15}{17}\text{.} by a vector 1 \amp -2 \\ \end{equation*}, \begin{equation*} }\) Define matrices, Again, with real numbers, we know that if $ab = 0\text{,}$ then either $a = 0$ or $b=0\text{. B = \left[\begin{array}{rrrr} It is not generally true that \(AB = BA\text{. , A = \left[\begin{array}{rr} C_{k+1} \amp {}={} 0.2B_k \amp {}+{} \amp 0.5 C_k. We now interpret the rows of denotes the \xvec = \left[\begin{array}{r} }$, Suppose that $A$ is an $4\times4$ matrix and that the equation $A\xvec = \bvec$ has a unique solution for some vector $\bvec\text{. \end{equation*}, \begin{equation*} 1 \amp 2 \amp 0 \amp -1 \\ As before, we call this a parametric description of the solution space. }$, That is, if we find one solution $\xvec_p$ to an equation $A\xvec = \bvec\text{,}$ we may add any solution to the homogeneous equation to $\xvec_p$ and still have a solution to the equation $A\xvec = \bvec\text{. -th What do you find when you evaluate \(A(3\mathbf v)$ and $3(A\mathbf v)$ and compare your results? }\), Use the Linearity Principle expressed in Proposition2.2.3 to explain why $\xvec_h+\xvec_p$ is a solution to the equation $A\xvec \end{equation*}, \begin{equation*} A=\left[\begin{array}{rrr} 1 & 0 & 2 \\ 2 & 2 & 2 \\ -1 & -3 & 1 \end{array}\right]\text{.} and Left-multiplying a matrix X by a row vector is a linear combination of X 's rows: Is represented graphically thus: And left-multiplying by a matrix is the same thing repeated for every result row: it becomes the linear combination of the rows of X, with the coefficients taken from the rows of the matrix on the left. \end{array}\right]\text{.} \right] = \bvec\text{. It's some combination of a sum of the vectors, so v1 plus v2 plus all the way to vn, but you scale them by arbitrary constants. -3 \amp 4 \\ However, it is also an ordered data structure. Describe the solution space to the equation \(A\xvec=\bvec$ where $\bvec = \threevec{-3}{-4}{1}\text{. \vvec_1\amp\vvec_2\amp\ldots\vvec_n \end{equation*}, \begin{equation*} A = \left[ \begin{array}{rrrr} \mathbf v_1 & \mathbf v_2 & \ldots \mathbf v_n \end{array} \right], \mathbf x = \left[ \begin{array}{r} c_1 \\ c_2 \\ \vdots \\ c_n \\ \end{array} \right]\text{.} \left[\begin{array}{r} }$, What are the dimensions of the matrix $A\text{? = Suppose that we want to solve the equation \(A\mathbf x = \mathbf b\text{. \left[ \end{equation*}, \begin{equation*} AB = \left[\begin{array}{rrrr} A\mathbf v_1 & A\mathbf v_2 & \ldots & A\mathbf v_p \end{array}\right]\text{.} as. }$ Then describe the shape of $AB\text{. A = \left[\begin{array}{rr} The matrix vector product. }$, Suppose $A$ is an $m\times n$ matrix. The linear_combination function returns a function that computes the weighted sum of the basis functions. 4 \amp -1 \amp 6 \\ \end{equation*}, \begin{equation*} }\), Use the previous part of this problem to determine $\mathbf x_2\text{,}$ $\mathbf x_3$ and $\mathbf x_4\text{.}$. \end{array}\right]} \end{equation*}, \begin{equation*} A = \left[\begin{array}{rr} 3 & -2 \\ -2 & 1 \\ \end{array}\right]\text{.} \vvec_1 \amp \vvec_2 \amp \cdots \amp \vvec_n \amp \bvec \left[ \end{equation*}, \begin{equation*} 3 \left[\begin{array}{r} 3 \\ * \\ * \\ \end{array}\right] obtain. At the same time, there are a few properties that hold for real numbers that do not hold for matrices. Let \newcommand{\svec}{{\mathbf s}} \left[\begin{array}{rr} \end{array} By applying the definition of matrix x_1\vvec_1 + x_2\vvec_2 + \ldots + x_n\vvec_n = \bvec\text{.} }\) State your finding as a general principle. \begin{aligned} Linear combinations are everywhere, and they can provide subtle but important meaning in the sense that they can break data down into a sum of parts. This observation is the basis of an important technique that we will investigate in a subsequent chapter. \end{aligned} + AC\text{. \\ 1 \amp 2 \\ }\) How many bicycles were there at each location the previous day? 1 \amp 2 \\ is a If we say that the shape of a matrix is $m\times c_1\vvec_1 + c_2\vvec_2 + \ldots + c_n\vvec_n = \bvec\text{.} 1 \amp 0 \amp 0 \\ We first thought of a matrix as a rectangular array of numbers. A=\left[\begin{array}{rrrr} \end{equation*}, \begin{equation*} \left[ \begin{array}{rr} 0 & -3 \\ 1 & -2 \\ 3 & 4 \\ \end{array} \right] + \left[ \begin{array}{rrr} 4 & -1 \\ -2 & 2 \\ 1 & 1 \\ \end{array} \right]\text{.} When we are dealing with real numbers, we know if \(a\neq 0$ and $ab = ac\text{,}$ then $b=c\text{. In this way, we see that the third component of the product would be obtained from the third row of the matrix by computing \(2(3) + 3(1) = 9\text{.}$. \end{array}\right]\text{.} x_2\left[\begin{array}{r}0\\-1\\3\end{array}\right]+ Find the reduced row echelon form of $A$ and identify the pivot positions. }\), Describe the solution space to the equation $A\mathbf x = \zerovec\text{. a linear combination a dot product Vector-matrix Linear Combination A Linear combinations definition of vector-matrix multiplication (Ie the A vector is seen as the coefficient container that must be applied to the others vectors) Implementation Pseudo-Code: Suppose that \(A$ is an $4\times4$ matrix and that the equation $A\mathbf x = \mathbf b$ has a unique solution for some vector $\mathbf b\text{. A\vvec_1 = \vvec_1, ~~~A\vvec_2 = 0.3\vvec_2\text{.} \end{equation*}, \begin{equation*} \end{equation*}, \begin{equation*} }$, If a linear system of equations has 8 equations and 5 unknowns, then the shape of the matrix $A$ in the corresponding equation $A\xvec = \bvec$ is $5\times8\text{.}$. }\) Find the product $I\xvec$ and explain why $I$ is called the identity matrix. Any linear system of [Math Processing Error] equations in [Math Processing Error] variables can be solved by this method: [Math Processing Error] For instance, the matrix above may be represented as, In this way, we see that our $3\times 4$ matrix is the same as a collection of 4 vectors in $\mathbb R^3\text{.}$. Can you find a vector $\mathbf b$ such that $A\mathbf x=\mathbf b$ is inconsistent? Therefore, $A\mathbf x$ will be 3-dimensional. = \left[\begin{array}{rrr} Suppose that $A$ is the $2\times2$ matrix: Find the vectors $\bvec_1$ and $\bvec_2$ such that the matrix $B=\left[\begin{array}{rr} \bvec_1 \amp \bvec_2 In this way, we see that the third component of the product would be obtained from the third row of the matrix by computing \(2(3) + 3(1) = 9\text{.}$. \begin{array}{c} Similarly, the columns of $A$ are 3-dimensional so any linear combination of them is 3-dimensional as well. Because A has two columns, we need two weights to form a linear combination of those columns, which means that x must have two components. We will now explain the relationship between the previous two solution spaces. \end{aligned} \end{equation*}, \begin{equation*} 2 \amp 0 \amp 2 \amp 0 \\ RjENnehaniaChins RjENnehaniaChins 05/13/2016 . We will now explain the relationship between the previous two solution spaces. vector. linear combinations of their rows and }\), Give a description of the vectors $\xvec$ such that. For instance, the shape of the matrix below is $3\times4\text{:}$, We may also think of the columns of a matrix as a set of vectors. }\) Find the solution in two different ways, first using Gaussian elimination and then as $\xvec = B\bvec\text{,}$ and verify that you have found the same result. \newcommand{\nvec}{{\mathbf n}} -2 \amp 3 \amp 4 \\ 0 \amp 1 \\ }\) However, there is a shortcut for computing such a product. \newcommand{\amp}{&} $\left[ \begin{array}{r|r} A \amp \bvec \end{array}\right]\text{. So, is the answer here: \end{equation*}, \begin{equation*} A = \left[\begin{array}{rrr} 1 & 2 & -1 \\ 2 & 0 & 2 \\ -3 & 2 & 3 \\ \end{array}\right]\text{.} \newcommand{\xhat}{\widehat{\xvec}} In this case, each column was a work ordera list of different cakes, and each dimension was an ingredient (either eggs, milk or flour). Well, a linear combination of these vectors would be any combination of them using addition and scalar multiplication. }$ What is the product $A\twovec{2}{3}\text{? 0 \amp 1 \\ A\xvec = \end{array}\right]$, \(B=\left[\begin{array}{rr} \bvec_1 \amp \bvec_2 \right]\text{.} \end{equation*}, \begin{equation*} \begin{aligned} A\mathbf x & {}={} \mathbf b \\ B(A\mathbf x) & {}={} B\mathbf b \\ (BA)\mathbf x & {}={} B\mathbf b \\ I\mathbf x & {}={} B\mathbf b \\ \mathbf x & {}={} B\mathbf b \\ \end{aligned}\text{.} Following properties hold for matrices Preview assignment and read Chapter 2 Section 2 from Understanding linear by... 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