{"id":4881,"date":"2021-08-31T12:25:15","date_gmt":"2021-08-31T12:25:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mathemerize.com\/?p=4881"},"modified":"2022-01-16T17:00:19","modified_gmt":"2022-01-16T11:30:19","slug":"addition-of-matrices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mathemerize.com\/addition-of-matrices\/","title":{"rendered":"Addition of Matrices – Properties and Examples"},"content":{"rendered":"
Here you will learn how to add matrix and properties of addition of matrices with examples.<\/p>\n
Let’s begin –<\/p>\n
Let A, B be two matrices, each of order \\(m \\times n\\). Then their sum A + B is a matrix of order \\(m \\times n\\) and is obtained by adding the correspoding elements of A and B.<\/p>\n
Thus, if A = \\([a_{ij}]_{m\\times n}\\) and B = \\([b_{ij}]_{m\\times n}\\) are two matrices of the same order, their sum A + B is defined to be the matrix of order \\(m\\times n\\) such that<\/p>\n
\\((A + B)_{ij}\\) = \\(a_{ij}\\) + \\(b_{ij}\\) for i = 1, 2, ……. , m and j = 1, 2, ……. n<\/p>\n
Note<\/strong> : The sum of two matrices is defined by only when they are of the same order.<\/p>\n Example :<\/strong> If A = \\(\\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 2 & 3 \\\\ 4 & 5 & 6 \\end{bmatrix}\\), B = \\(\\begin{bmatrix} 6 & 5 & 4 \\\\ 3 & 2 & 1 \\end{bmatrix}\\), then<\/p>\n A + B = \\(\\begin{bmatrix} 1 + 6 & 2 + 5 & 3 + 4 \\\\ 4 + 3 & 5 + 2 & 6 + 1 \\end{bmatrix}\\) = \\(\\begin{bmatrix} 7 & 7 & 7 \\\\ 7 & 7 & 7 \\end{bmatrix}\\)<\/p>\n If A = \\(\\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 2 & 3 \\\\ 4 & 5 & 6 \\end{bmatrix}\\), B = \\(\\begin{bmatrix} -1 & 2 & 1 \\\\ 3 & 2 & 1 \\\\ 2 & 5 & -2 \\end{bmatrix}\\), then A + B is not defined, because A and B are not of the same order.<\/p>\n (a) Commutativity<\/strong> : If A and B are two \\(m\\times n\\) matrices, then A + B = B + A. i.e. matrix addition is commutative.<\/p>\n (b) Associativity<\/strong> : If A, B, C are three matrices of the same order, then (A + B) + C = A + (B + C) i.e. matrix addition is associative.<\/p>\n (c) Existence of Identity<\/strong> : The null matrix is the identity element for matrix addition.<\/p>\n (d) Existence of Inverse<\/strong> : for every matrix A = \\([a_{ij}]_{m\\times n}\\) there exist a matrix \\([-a_{ij}]_{m\\times n}\\), denoted by -A, such that A + (-A) = O = (-A) + A<\/p>\n (e) Cancellation Laws<\/strong> : If A, B, C are matrices of the same order, then<\/p>\n A + B = A + C \\(\\implies\\) B = C <\/p>\n and, B + A = C + A \\(\\implies\\) B = C<\/p>\n\n\nProperties of Matrix Addition<\/h2>\n