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6(c)
Given matrix If AX = B

Write the order of matrix X.
Topic: Matrices
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Answer
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Given:
A = [[4 sin30°, cos0°], [cos0°, 4 sin30°]]
B = [[4], [5]]
Since: sin30° = 1/2 and cos0° = 1
A = [[2,1], [1,2]]
Thus A is of order 2×2 and B is of order 2×1.
In AX = B, the product AX must also be of order 2×1.
Therefore X must have 2 rows and 1 column.
Answer:
Order of X = 2×1.
Explanation
For AX to be defined, the number of rows of X must equal the number of columns of A, and the product must have the same order as B.