Steps

Result

Creating a Matrix

Example: Use the Matrix palette to create a 3 x 3 matrix.  Tab between the placeholders and fill in the values.

To assign this matrix to a name, type "A:=" and then use an equation label to refer to the matrix.  To get an equation label, type [Ctrl][L].  In the Insert Label box, type 2.1.

Example: Create a matrix using Maple's matrix notation.  Use <> brackets to enclose a sequence of the entries in each column, and | to separate the columns.  Enclose the entire matrix in more brackets <>.

Forming a New Matrix from Two Matrices

To form a new matrix, simply adjoin these matrices.

Example: Use the matrix notation to form a new matrix from the columns of A and the columns of B.

$\&lsqb;\begin{array}{ccc}1& 2& 4\\ 3& 4& 2\\ 4& 5& 3\end{array}\&rsqb;$

$A≔$

$B≔⟨⟨1\&comma;4\&comma;2⟩\&verbar;⟨0\&comma;9\&comma;2⟩⟩$

$⟨A\&verbar;B⟩$

Creating a Vector

Vectors are created in a similar way.

Example: Use the Matrix palette to create a 3 element column vector (with 3 rows and 1 column).  Tab between the placeholders and fill in the values.

Example: Create a vector using vector notation. Use <> brackets to enclose the entire vector. Use a comma to separate the elements in a column vector,and | to separate elements in a row vector.

$\left[\begin{array}{c}a\\ b\\ c\end{array}\right]$

$\mathrm{colvec}≔ ⟨a\&comma;b\&comma;c⟩$

$\mathrm{rowvec} ≔ ⟨a \&verbar; b \&verbar; c⟩$

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Result

Matrix Calculations with the Context Panel

Use the context-sensitive operations in the Context Panel to perform matrix calculations.

Example:
Select Standard Operations>Inverse to find the inverse.

Select Standard Operations>Determinant to find the determinant.

$\&lsqb;\begin{array}{ccc}1& 2& 4\\ 3& 4& 2\\ 4& 5& 3\end{array}\&rsqb;$$\stackrel{\text{inverse}}{\to }$

$\left[\begin{array}{ccc}1& 2& 4\\ 3& 4& 2\\ 4& 5& 3\end{array}\right]$$\stackrel{\text{determinant}}{\to }$$-4$

Matrix Calculations

Multiplying Matrices

Example:  To multiply two matrices or to multiply a matrix by a vector, use a period (.) as the matrix multiplication symbol.

Multiplying By a Scalar

Example: To multiply a matrix by a scalar, use the multiplication symbol * (displayed as $\cdot$).

Extracting Entries

To extract entries from a matrix, use the command M[i, j], where $M$ is the name of the matrix, and $i$ and $j$ are the row and column.

To extract a submatrix, give a range instead for each index.  

Example: Extract the 2 x 2 matrix from the bottom left corner of the matrix A.

Tip:  Negative indices can be used: -1 selects the last row (or column) entry, -2 selects the second-to-last row (or column) entry, and so on.  Thus, you could obtain the same submatrix using A[-2..-1, 1..2].

This selects the submatrix located in the last two rows and first two columns of A.

To extract entries from a vector, use the command V[i], where i is a number or a range.

$A\&period;B$

$A\&period;\mathrm{colvec}$

$c\cdot \left[\begin{array}{cc}\mathrm{-93}& \mathrm{-72}\\ \mathrm{-76}& \mathrm{-2}\end{array}\right]$

$A\left[2\&comma;3\right]$

$A\left[2..3\&comma;1..2\right]$

$\mathrm{rowvec}\left[2..3\right]$

Viewing Large Matrices

When you have a large matrix, only a portion is shown.  The matrix is scrollable: hover over the output and scoll bars are visible. Use the scroll bars to change your view.

You can export to Excel from this dialog.  For more information on importing and exporting, see MaplePortal/Tutorial7.

$\mathrm{LinearAlgebra}\left[\mathrm{RandomMatrix}\right]\left(500\&comma;500\right)$