Question

Consider the matrix A=\(\begin{bmatrix}4&6&9\\12&11&10\end{bmatrix}\). What is the type of matrix?

(a) Row matrix

(b) Column matrix

(c) Horizontal matrix

(d) Vertical matrix

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Question is from Types of Matrices topic in section Matrices of Mathematics – Class 12

Answer 1

The correct option is (c) Horizontal matrix

The explanation: The matrix in which number of rows is smaller than the number of columns is called is called a horizontal matrix. In the given matrix A=\(\begin{bmatrix}4&6&9\\12&11&10\end{bmatrix}\), m=3 and n=2 i.e.

3<2. Hence, it is a horizontal matrix.