What is the MATRIX?
OPERATIONS
INVERTIBLE
EQUATIONS
DCC
100

Who is the lead actor in the MATRIX movie series ?

KEANU REEVES

100

To add or subtract the MATRICES A and B, what is essential about their dimensions ?

A and B are identical dimensions

100

The determinant of this MATRIX :

   [ a    b 

     c    d  ]

ad - bc

100

The linear equations below can be expressed as a matrix equation A.X = B

3x - 2y = 6

 x + 2y = 4

What is the Matrix A ?

[ 3   -2

  1    2 ]

100

Spell the Principal of DCC's surname

A-R-G-A-L-L

200

What is the name given to the values inside a matrix?

ELEMENTS

200

To multiply matrices A and B , 
what is a necessary requirement ?

the columns in A = the rows in  

200

If the determinant of a MATRIX = 0 ,  this MATRIX is known as ...

SINGULAR

200

If A.X = B, has a unique solution then...

det (A) is...

not ZERO

200

In the concert, the senior strings played a Star Wars theme from which film?

The FORCE AWAKENS

300

What is the names for the HORIZONTAL and VERTICAL arrays? 

ROWS and COLUMNS

300

The product of

A = [ 2  3 ]

and

B = [ 1

         4 ]

[  14  ]

300

The inverse of the MATRIX is:

   [ 2     3

     2     4  ]

   [ 2   -3/2 

     -1    1  ]

300

If  2A + B = C 
then A = 

0.5 (C - B)

300

S.M.C.S.I. is an acronym for what ? 

Spesh Maths 

Curiosity Sparked Investigation

400
How would you describe this type of MATRIX ?


[ 33  44

  66  88 ]

a VAMPIRE MATRIX

400

When you multiply matrices A and B , 

which are [ 2 x 3 ] and [ 3 x 4 ]
what is the dimensions of the product matrix ?

[ 2 x 4 ]

400

The determinant of this MATRIX :

   [ sin(x)    cos(x) 

   - cos(x)    sin(x)  ]

1

400

  If  ax +by = m

and cx + dy = n 

does NOT have a unique solution then...

  These 2 lines are:

PARALLEL

400

What are the 4 new DCC Houses called ?

FLYNN / COOPER

CUTHBERT / BURROWS


500

When you multiply a square MATRIX by its INVERSE MATRIX, the product is the...

IDENTITY MATRIX

500

When the elements of the diagonal of a SQUARE MATRIX are 1s, and the rest are 0s, this is called an:

IDENTITY MATRIX

500

The inverse of the MATRIX exists for what values of :

   [ b     9

     3     b  ]

b  =  R / { - 3 sqrt3 , 3 sqrt3 }

500

If  A . X = B  
then X =

A-1 x B 

500

Name 3 Maths Crimes

ANSWERS include:

Dividing by Zero / Square Rooting a Negative

Not Answering a Multi-Choice Question

Not Giving an Asymptote an Equation!

(... & stealing Joeys from a Kangaroos pouch!)