Class 12 Mathematics — Chapter 3: MATRICES
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What you'll learn
- ▸Definition and Order of a Matrix
- ▸Constructing a Matrix
- ▸Types of Matrices: Row, Column, and Square
- ▸Types of Matrices: Diagonal, Scalar, and Identity
- ▸Zero Matrix (Null Matrix)
- ▸Equality of Matrices
Chapter Summary
--- PAGE 1 --- Chapter 3 MATRICES ❖ The essence of Mathematics lies in its freedom. — CANTOR ❖ 3.1 Introduction The knowledge of matrices is necessary in various branches of mathematics. Matrices are one of the most powerful tools in mathematics. This mathematical tool simplifies our work to a great extent when compared with other straight forward methods. The evolution of concept of matrices is the result of an attempt to obtain compact and simple methods of solving system of linear equations. Matrices are not only used as a representation of the coefficients in system of linear equations, but utility of matrices far exceeds that use. Matrix notation and operations are used in electronic spreadsheet programs for personal computer, which in turn is used in different areas of business and science like budgeting, sales projection, cost estimation, analysing the results of an experiment etc. Also, many physical operations such as magnification, rotation and reflection through a plane c…
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Did you know?
- 💡 Matrices can scramble secret messages, making them unreadable without the right key.
- 💡 Computer games use matrices to rotate 3D objects and characters on your screen.
- 💡 Spreadsheets, like Excel, are essentially giant matrices for organizing numbers and text.
- 💡 Ancient abacus tools were early forms of data arrays used for complex calculations.
- 💡 The word "matrix" was first used in mathematics by James Joseph Sylvester in 1850.
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