HP HP-15C

162 Section 12: Calculating with Matrices
Suppose you need to do a calculation with a complex matrix that is not
written as the sum of a real matrix and an imaginary matrix  as was the
matrix Z in the example above  but rather written with an entire complex
number in each element, such as









22222121
12121111
iyxiyx
iyxiyx
Z
.
This matrix can be represented in the calculator by a real matrix that looks
very similar  one that is derived simply by ignoring the i and the + sign.
The 2 × 2 matrix Z shown above, for example, can be represented in the
× 4 matrix.







22222121
12121111
yxyx
yxyx
C
ZA
.
The superscript C signifies that the complex matrix is represented in a
"complex-like" form.
Although a complex matrix can be initially represented in the calculator by
a matrix of the form shown for Z
C
, the transformations used for multiplying
and inverting a complex matrix presume that the matrix is represented by a
matrix of the form shown for Z
P
. The HP-15C provides two transformations
that convert the representation of a complex matrix between Z
C
and Z
P
:
Pressing
Transforms
Into
´p
Z
C
Z
P
| c
Z
P
Z
C
To do either of these transformations, recall the descriptor of Z
C
or Z
P
into
the display, then press the keys shown above. The transformation is done to
the specified matrix; the result matrix is not affected.