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Operations with Matrices help??

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1. Adding Matrices
The tables below compare the performances of three college softball players over two seasons.

Season 1: 
Home Runs   Runs Batted In
S. James          18        37
C. Lenore        11        43
E. Myers         14        48
 
Season 2: 
                    Home Runs     Runs Batted In
S. James           17                         41
C. Lenore         15                         52
E. Myers          19                         39 
 
a. Create two 3 × 2 matrices based on the data and then add the matrices
b. Write 1-2 sentences to explain what the values in the resulting matrix represent.

 

 

 

asked Oct 29, 2015 in ALGEBRA 1 by anonymous

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1(a)

Observe the table for season 1:

Let the each column represent the runs and batted in by each player respectively.

Let the each row represent the performance of each player.

The performances of three college softball players over season 1 is .

Observe the table for season 2:

The performances of three college softball players over season 2 is .

Add matrices and .

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answered Oct 29, 2015 by Sammi Mentor
edited Oct 29, 2015 by Sammi
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1(b)

From 1(a): The resulting matrix is .

The matrix image represents the performances of three college softball player in season 1 and season 2.

answered Oct 29, 2015 by Sammi Mentor

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