Matrix Scalar Multiplication, Properties, Examples, Solved Exercises
Scalar Multiplication
Scalar Multiplication
A scalar is a number, not a matrix.
The matrix can be any order
Multiply all elements in the matrix by the scalar
Scalar multiplication is commutative
Scalar multiplication is associative
Properties of Matrices
a Omxn = Omxn
Zero Matrix ( Omxn )
Matrix of any order
Consists of all zeros
Denoted by capital O
Additive Identity for matrices
Any matrix plus the zero matrix is the original matrix