Question

Which expression gives the order of a matrix?

Options

• \[\text{Order}=\text{number of rows}+\text{number of columns}\]

• \[\text{Order}=\text{number of columns}\times\text{number of rows}\]

• \[\text{Order}=\text{number of elements}\]

• \[\text{Order}=\text{number of rows}\times\text{number of columns}\]

Answer 1

The order of a matrix is found by counting its rows and its columns. It is written as the number of rows multiplied by the number of columns.