Re: Working with arrays
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- Subject: [mg131208] Re: Working with arrays
- From: amannucci <Anthony.J.Mannucci at jpl.nasa.gov>
- Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:28:52 -0400 (EDT)
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On Sunday, June 16, 2013 2:12:22 AM UTC-7, amannucci wrote:
> I thought I understood variables. This sequence completely mystifies me:
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> Clear[lA, xtest]
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> lA = {{1, 2, 3}, {4, 5, 6}, {7, 8, 9}};
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> xtest = {4, 5, 6};
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> lA\[CenterDot]xtest (* First case *)
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> {{a, b}, {c, d}} . {x, y} (* Second case *)
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> The output is:
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> {{1, 2, 3}, {4, 5, 6}, {7, 8, 9}}\[CenterDot]{4, 5, 6}
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> {a x + b y, c x + d y}
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> How do I force matrix multiplication to actually occur, as in the second answer? Why does Mathematica do the matrix multiply in the second case but not the first?
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> Thanks for any help.
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> -Tony
I appreciate the replies I have received. Yes, CenterDot is the wrong operator! I am a little rusty here. I appreciate the helpful comments.