Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Quadratic Functions

Identifying Quadratic Equations
standard form: ax² + bx + cy² + dy + e= 0

A = C : equation of a circle.
A or C = 0 : equation of a parabola.
A or C have different signs : equation of a hyperbola.
A is not equal to C but is the same sign : equation of an ellipse

Example:

Equation:
x² + y² = 16

Example: 2 (Ellipse)
√(36-4x²)
-√(36-4x²)

Sunday, October 3, 2010

Multiplying Matrices

When multiplying matrices by a scaler, each element is multiplied by the scaler.


For Example:


To multiply matrices by eachother, multiply the elements of the first matrix by the corresponding element in the second matrix.

For Example:


To make sure you can multiply 2 matrices together, the inside numbers should be the same when you put the two dimensions next to each other like:

3 x 4  && 4 x 6