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Multiply matrix B by matrix C where B = [-2 6] and C = [3; 4].

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(18)\begin{pmatrix} 18 \end{pmatrix}

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  1. Identify the given matrices.

    The matrices are given as:

    B=(−26)B = \begin{pmatrix} -2 & 6 \end{pmatrix} C=(34)C = \begin{pmatrix} 3 \\ 4 \end{pmatrix}
  2. Determine the dimensions of the matrices.

    Matrix B has 1 row and 2 columns, so its dimension is 1×21 \times 2.
    Matrix C has 2 rows and 1 column, so its dimension is 2×12 \times 1.

  3. Check if matrix multiplication BC is possible.

    For matrix multiplication BC to be defined, the number of columns in B must be equal to the number of rows in C.
    Number of columns in B = 2.
    Number of rows in C = 2.
    Since 2=22 = 2, the multiplication is possible, and the resulting matrix BC will have dimensions 1×11 \times 1.

  4. Perform the matrix multiplication.

    To find the product BC, we multiply the elements of the row of B by the corresponding elements of the column of C and sum them.

    BC=(−26)(34)BC = \begin{pmatrix} -2 & 6 \end{pmatrix} \begin{pmatrix} 3 \\ 4 \end{pmatrix} BC=((−2)(3)+(6)(4))BC = \begin{pmatrix} (-2)(3) + (6)(4) \end{pmatrix} BC=(−6+24)BC = \begin{pmatrix} -6 + 24 \end{pmatrix} BC=(18)BC = \begin{pmatrix} 18 \end{pmatrix}

    The final answer is (18)\begin{pmatrix} 18 \end{pmatrix}.

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