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To enter a matrix by hand, QyQ+SSJBRzYiLUknTWF0cml4RzYkJSpwcm90ZWN0ZWRHSShfc3lzbGliR0YlNiM3JDclIiIiIiIjIiIkNyUiIiUiIiYiIidGLg== LUknTWF0cml4RzYkJSpwcm90ZWN0ZWRHSShfc3lzbGliRzYiNiMvSSQlaWRHRiciKHdDUig= So a row matrix would be given by QyQ+SSJ1RzYiLUknTWF0cml4RzYkJSpwcm90ZWN0ZWRHSShfc3lzbGliR0YlNiM3IzclIiIiIiImIiIoRi4= LUknTWF0cml4RzYkJSpwcm90ZWN0ZWRHSShfc3lzbGliRzYiNiMvSSQlaWRHRiciKEtgdSM= and a column matrix by QyQ+SSJ2RzYiLUknTWF0cml4RzYkJSpwcm90ZWN0ZWRHSShfc3lzbGliR0YlNiM3JTcjIiIjNyMiIic3IyIjOSIiIg== LUkjbWlHNiMvSSttb2R1bGVuYW1lRzYiSSxUeXBlc2V0dGluZ0dJKF9zeXNsaWJHRic2JVE1b3V0cHV0fnJlZGlyZWN0ZWQuLi5GJy8lJ2l0YWxpY0dRJXRydWVGJy8lLG1hdGh2YXJpYW50R1EnaXRhbGljRic= To generate a random nxn matrix, use the command RandomMatrix(n); QyQ+SSJBRzYiLUktUmFuZG9tTWF0cml4R0YlNiMiIiQiIiI= LUknTWF0cml4RzYkJSpwcm90ZWN0ZWRHSShfc3lzbGliRzYiNiMvSSQlaWRHRiciKVNXKT0j JSFH To display the nth column of any matrix A, use the command Column(A, n); QyQtSSdDb2x1bW5HNiI2JEkiQUdGJSIiIkYo LUkjbWlHNiMvSSttb2R1bGVuYW1lRzYiSSxUeXBlc2V0dGluZ0dJKF9zeXNsaWJHRic2JVE1b3V0cHV0fnJlZGlyZWN0ZWQuLi5GJy8lJ2l0YWxpY0dRJXRydWVGJy8lLG1hdGh2YXJpYW50R1EnaXRhbGljRic= Similarly, to display the nth row of A, use the command Row(A,n); QyQtSSRSb3dHNiI2JEkiQUdGJSIiIkYo LUkjbWlHNiMvSSttb2R1bGVuYW1lRzYiSSxUeXBlc2V0dGluZ0dJKF9zeXNsaWJHRic2JVE1b3V0cHV0fnJlZGlyZWN0ZWQuLi5GJy8lJ2l0YWxpY0dRJXRydWVGJy8lLG1hdGh2YXJpYW50R1EnaXRhbGljRic= Note that the column is displayed as a column vector and the row is displayed as a row vector. To display the (i,j)th entry of a matrix A, enter A[i,j]; QyQmSSJBRzYiNiQiIiJGJ0Yn LUkjbWlHNiMvSSttb2R1bGVuYW1lRzYiSSxUeXBlc2V0dGluZ0dJKF9zeXNsaWJHRic2JVE1b3V0cHV0fnJlZGlyZWN0ZWQuLi5GJy8lJ2l0YWxpY0dRJXRydWVGJy8lLG1hdGh2YXJpYW50R1EnaXRhbGljRic= Matrix operations such as multiplication and addition can be performed as usual -- use + for addition , use . for matrix multiplication, and * for scalar multiplication. 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The inverse of a matrix A is given by MatrixInverse(A); and the determinant is given by a command we've used before: Determinant(A); QyQ+SSJBRzYiLUktUmFuZG9tTWF0cml4R0YlNiMiIiQiIiI= LUkjbWlHNiMvSSttb2R1bGVuYW1lRzYiSSxUeXBlc2V0dGluZ0dJKF9zeXNsaWJHRic2JVE1b3V0cHV0fnJlZGlyZWN0ZWQuLi5GJy8lJ2l0YWxpY0dRJXRydWVGJy8lLG1hdGh2YXJpYW50R1EnaXRhbGljRic= QyQtSSxEZXRlcm1pbmFudEc2IjYjSSJBR0YlIiIi LUkjbWlHNiMvSSttb2R1bGVuYW1lRzYiSSxUeXBlc2V0dGluZ0dJKF9zeXNsaWJHRic2JVE1b3V0cHV0fnJlZGlyZWN0ZWQuLi5GJy8lJ2l0YWxpY0dRJXRydWVGJy8lLG1hdGh2YXJpYW50R1EnaXRhbGljRic= QyQ+SSJCRzYiLUkuTWF0cml4SW52ZXJzZUdGJTYjSSJBR0YlIiIi LUkjbWlHNiMvSSttb2R1bGVuYW1lRzYiSSxUeXBlc2V0dGluZ0dJKF9zeXNsaWJHRic2JVE1b3V0cHV0fnJlZGlyZWN0ZWQuLi5GJy8lJ2l0YWxpY0dRJXRydWVGJy8lLG1hdGh2YXJpYW50R1EnaXRhbGljRic= QyQtSTBkZWxheURvdFByb2R1Y3RHNiQlKnByb3RlY3RlZEcvSSttb2R1bGVuYW1lRzYiSSxUeXBlc2V0dGluZ0c2JEYmSShfc3lzbGliR0YpNiRJIkFHRilJIkJHRikiIiI= LUkjbWlHNiMvSSttb2R1bGVuYW1lRzYiSSxUeXBlc2V0dGluZ0dJKF9zeXNsaWJHRic2JVE1b3V0cHV0fnJlZGlyZWN0ZWQuLi5GJy8lJ2l0YWxpY0dRJXRydWVGJy8lLG1hdGh2YXJpYW50R1EnaXRhbGljRic= QyQtSTBkZWxheURvdFByb2R1Y3RHNiQlKnByb3RlY3RlZEcvSSttb2R1bGVuYW1lRzYiSSxUeXBlc2V0dGluZ0c2JEYmSShfc3lzbGliR0YpNiRJIkJHRilJIkFHRikiIiI= LUkjbWlHNiMvSSttb2R1bGVuYW1lRzYiSSxUeXBlc2V0dGluZ0dJKF9zeXNsaWJHRic2JVE1b3V0cHV0fnJlZGlyZWN0ZWQuLi5GJy8lJ2l0YWxpY0dRJXRydWVGJy8lLG1hdGh2YXJpYW50R1EnaXRhbGljRic= Elementary row operations such as multiplying a single row by a scalar and replacing a row by that row plus a scalar times another row are both done with the same command, RowOperation. To multiply the ith row in a matrix A by a scalar k, use the command RowOperation(A, i, k); and to replace the ith row with the ith row plus a scalar k times the jth row, use the command RowOperation(A, [i,j],k); Repeated use of this command can put a matrix in echelon form. 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Given the matrix A, the command NullSpace(A); will output a basis for the solution space to the homogeneous equation Ax=0. 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