User Guide

Matrix Arithmetic
The matrix and vector arithmetic operators are the standard Maple arithmetic
operators up to the following two differences.
• The scalar multiplication operator is the asterisk (*), which displays in
math as . The noncommutative matrix and vector multiplication op-
erator is the period (.).
• There is no division operator (/) for matrix algebra. (You can construct
the inverse of a matrix using the exponent .)
See Table 4.6.
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Table 4.6: Matrix and Vector Arithmetic Operators
ExampleOperatorOperation
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Addition
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Subtraction
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