A-10.3 Matrix Arithmetic

Matrix-to-vector multiplication and matrix-to-matrix multiplication are defined as follows:

Definition A-10.3 Matrix Arithmetic

Given the above definitions of matrix and vector arithmetic, the following algebraic properties can be derived:

Theorem A-10.3 Matrix Arithmetic Properties

Proof.

The properties described in A-10.3 can be demonstrated by expanding the formulas of both sides each equation by using a variable representation for each element in the vectors/matrices and comparing the resulting formulas. We leave this expansion as an exercise for the reader. □