Compatibility: which matrices can be added
Mathematics · Grade 9 · about 40 minutes
Two matrices can be added or subtracted only when they have exactly the same order.
Sign in to read this lesson
Lessons are for learners and teachers with an account. Browsing the curriculum — subjects, strands and what each sub-strand covers — stays open to everyone.
- 10 sections of explanation, worked examples and diagrams
- 1 practice task with hints and worked answers
- A quiz that marks itself as you go
- Your progress kept across every subject you take
Other lessons in this sub-strand
- What a matrix is
- The order of a matrix
- The position of an element
- Building a matrix from a table
- Compatibility: which matrices can be added
- Adding matrices
- Subtracting matrices
- Matrices at work in Kenya