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158 Section 12: Calculating with Matrices

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274 OB

274.0000 Stores b

11

.

*

233 OB

233.0000 Stores b

12

.

331 OB

331.0000 Stores b

13

.

120.32 OB

120.3200 Stores b

21

.

112.96 OB

112.9600 Stores b

22

.

151.36 OB

151.3600 Stores b

23

.

´< Á

151.3600 Designates matrix D as result

matrix.

l>

B

b 2

3

Recalls descriptor of constant
matrix.

l>

A

A 2

2

Recalls descriptor of coefficient
matrix A into X-register, moving
descriptor of constant matrix B
into Y-register.

÷

d 2

3

Calculates A

-1

B and stores result

in matrix D.

186.0000 Recalls d

11

, the weight of cabbage

for the first week.

141.0000 Recalls d

12

the weight of cabbage

for the second week.

215.0000 Recalls d

13

.

88.0000

Recalls d

21

.

92.0000

Recalls d

22

.

116.0000 Recalls d

23

.

´U

116.0000 Deactivates User mode.

*

Note that you did not need to press ´> 1 before beginning to store the elements of matrix B. This
is because after you stored the last element of matrix A, the row and column numbers in R

0

and R

1

were

automatically reset to 1.