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10-3
vector 2 4 3
↓ ↓ ↓
matrix 7 2 4
3 0 1
5 3 2
↓ ↓ ↓
result 9 6 7
5 4 4
7 7 5
l Whenoneargumentisarowvectorandtheotherisacolumnvector,theresultof
anelement-by-elementoperationwillbethe"table"ofthetwo:
row vector 2 4 3 1
↓ ↓ ↓ ↓
3 → 5 7 6 4
column vector 2 → 4 6 5 3
5 → 7 9 8 6
Ifxandyaresuchthatnoneoftheseconditionsapply,thematricesarenotconformable
totheseoperationsandanerrormessagewillbegenerated.
10.2 Matrix Operators
Thefollowingoperatorsworkonmatrices.Someassumenumericdataandotherswill
workoneithercharacterornumericdata.
Operators