Class 12 CBSE Mathematics - Chapter: Matrices
1. Matrix - Definition
A matrix is a rectangular array of numbers arranged in rows and columns.
Notation: A = [aij], where aij represents the element in the i-th row and j-th column.
2. Order of a Matrix
If a matrix has m rows and n columns, its order is m x n.
3. Types of Matrices
- Row Matrix: Only one row
- Column Matrix: Only one column
- Square Matrix: Rows = Columns
- Zero/Null Matrix: All elements are 0
- Diagonal Matrix: Non-diagonal elements = 0
- Scalar Matrix: Diagonal elements are equal scalars
- Identity Matrix (I): Diagonal = 1, others = 0
- Symmetric Matrix: A^T = A