A matrixcan representthe coordinatesof the verticesof a polygon.
is is isEachrow representsthe coordinatesof one of the vertices.
Example 2
Whatare the coordinatesof pointin the imageabove?
The -coordinateof point is ; the -coordinateis.MatrixAddition
Matriceshavetheir own versionof arithmetic.To add two matrices,add the elementsin correspondingpo-
sitionsin the matrices.
- Add the elementsin row column. Add the elementsin row column. And so on.
- Placeeach sum in the correspondingpositionin anew matrix, whichis thesumof the originaltwo matrices.
- The sum matrixhas the samedimensionsas the matricesbeingadded.
- To add two matrices,they musthavethe samedimensions.
Example 3
The companyin example1 has a westernregionas well as an easternregion.The westernregionalso
has two warehouseswherethey storethe threemodelsof their product.The