6.1 - Matrix Multiplication
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Practice Questions
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What must be true about the dimensions of two matrices A and B for them to be multiplied?
💡 Hint: Think about how many 'rows' one matrix can provide compared to the 'columns' of the other.
What is the size of the resulting matrix when a 2x3 matrix is multiplied by a 3x4 matrix?
💡 Hint: Consider the rows of the first matrix and columns of the second.
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Interactive Quizzes
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Which of the following statements about matrix multiplication is true?
💡 Hint: Think about whether you can swap the order of operations.
If matrix A is 2x3 and matrix B is 3x4, what is the resulting matrix size of AB?
💡 Hint: Remember the rule for matrix multiplication sizes.
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Challenge Problems
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Given four matrices with dimensions 10x100, 100x5, 5x200, and 200x10, compute the minimum number of scalar multiplications needed to multiply them using a dynamic programming approach.
💡 Hint: Analyze the costs of different groupings like (AB)(CD) compared to A(BCD).
Propose and analyze a new recursive function for finding matrix multiplication costs and discuss its efficiency compared to the standard dynamic programming approach.
💡 Hint: Think about how overlapping subproblems can reduce repeated calculations.
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