Let A = [a hi ], B = [b ij ], and C = [C jk ]

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Let A = [ahi], B = [bij], and C = [Cjk] be matrices of sizes m x n, n x p, and p x q, respectively. To establish the associative law A(BC) = (AB)C, proceed as follows. By Equation (16) the hjth element of AB is


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By another application of Equation (16), the hkth element of (AB)C is


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Show similarly that the double sum on the right is also equal to the hkth element of A(BC). Hence the m × q matrices (AB)C and A(BC) are equal.

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Differential Equations And Linear Algebra

ISBN: 9780134497181

4th Edition

Authors: C. Edwards, David Penney, David Calvis

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