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Chapter 6: Matrix Features
Calculations using MATH menus
1 det det matrix name
Returnsthedeterminantofasquarematrix.
The determinant can only be applied to a matrix which has the
same row and column dimensions.
Example
• Givethedeterminantofmatrix
A.
2 trans trans matrix name
Returnsthematrixwiththecolumnstransposedtorowsandthe
rows transposed to columns.
Example
• Transposerowsandcolumns
of matrix B.
3 rowEF rowEF matrix name
ReturnstherowEchelonFormofthespeciedmatrix.Thenumber
of columns must be greater than or equal to the number of rows.
Example
• Givetherow-echelonformof
matrix B.
4 rrowEF rrowEF matrix name
ReturnsthereducedrowEchelonFormofthespeciedmatrix.The
number of columns must be greater than or equal to the number of
rows.
Example
• Givethereducedrow-echelon
form of matrix B.