Chapter 7.5, Problem 1E

To determine

To fill in the blank of the statement “Two matrices are ______when their corresponding entries are equal.”

Answer to Problem 1E

Two matrices are equal when their corresponding entries are equal.

Explanation of Solution

Given:

Two matrices are ______when their corresponding entries are equal.

Dimension of matrix with a rows and b columns is given by $a\times b$ .s

Two matrices $A=\left[a_{ij}\right]$ and $B=\left[b_{ij}\right]$ are equal when they have same dimension and their corresponding entries are equal.

Hence, two matrices are equal when their corresponding entries are equal.