Question

How do I multiply the matrix `((6, 4, 24),(1, -9, 8))` by the matrix `((1, 5, 0), (3, -6, 2))`?

Answer 1

You can't.

Explanation:

Given: `[(6, 4, 24), (1, -9, 8)] xx [(1, 5, 0),(3, -6, 2)]`

To multiply matrices the second matrix must have the same number of rows and the number of columns of the first matrix.

1st matrix: `2 xx 3 => 2 " rows by " 3 " columns"`

2nd matrix: `2 xx 3 => 2 " rows by " 3 " columns"`

To multiply, the 2nd matrix must be `3 xx 1 " or "3 xx 2 " or " 3 xx 3`, etc.

If we have a `n xx m` times a `m xx p`, the product would be a `n xx p`