Question 12 • Advanced Algebra: Concepts and Connections
A multiplication is possible when the number of columns in the first matrix equals the number of rows in the second. Choice A has dimensions 2 by 1 and 1 by 2, so the inner dimensions are both 1; the product is defined and has dimensions 2 by 2. The other choices have mismatched inner dimensions.
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