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Matrices: Matrix notation, order of a matrix and types of matrices
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Question 1 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

A matrix has 3 rows and 4 columns. What is the order of this matrix?

  1. 7 × 1
  2. 3 × 4
  3. 4 × 3
  4. 12 × 1
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✓ Answer: B3 × 4
The order of a matrix is always written as rows × columns, so a matrix with 3 rows and 4 columns has order 3 × 4. Option A reverses the convention, writing columns before rows. Option C adds the dimensions rather than stating them separately. Option D gives the total number of elements rather than the order.
Question 2 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

Which of the following matrices is a square matrix?

  1. A matrix with 2 rows and 3 columns
  2. A matrix with 3 rows and 3 columns
  3. A matrix with 4 rows and 2 columns
  4. A matrix with 1 row and 4 columns
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✓ Answer: BA matrix with 3 rows and 3 columns
A square matrix has an equal number of rows and columns. Only a 3 × 3 matrix satisfies this condition. Options A and D have different numbers of rows and columns, so they are rectangular matrices. Option B is a row matrix (1 × 4), not a square matrix.
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