Re: Can't multiply non-square matrices.
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- Subject: [mg64599] Re: [mg64549] Can't multiply non-square matrices.
- From: "Yasvir A. Tesiram" <tesiramy at omrf.ouhsc.edu>
- Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2006 00:35:33 -0500 (EST)
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G'day,
Is this what you were after?
x = {{a, b}}
y = {c, d}
x.y
Yas
On Wed, 22 Feb 2006, Chris Young wrote:
> Is there a way to multiply non-square matrices? E.g., a 3-row by 2-row
> matrix times a 2-row by 1-row matrix should yield a 3-row by 1-row
> matrix, if I remember my linear algebra correctly.
>
> Instead when I do something like
>
> (a b) (c)
> (d)
>
> I get an error involving "Thread::tdlen":
>
> Thread::tdlen: Objects of unequal length in {{a, b}}\{{c}, {d}} cannot be \
> combined.
>
> (The "(c)" and "(d)" above represent a 2-dimensional column vector,
> with one pair of parenthese around them.)
>
> I entered the line
> << LinearAlgebra`MatrixManipulation`
> but this doesn't seem to help.
>
> Any help appreciated.
>
> Chris Young
>
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- Can't multiply non-square matrices.