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Free Grade 3 worksheets for Rules and Methods in Working with Matrix Multiplication Techniques: 12 real questions with a full answer key and worked solutions. A matrix is a grid of numbers. For a 2×2 matrix [[a, b], [c, d]], the determinant is ad − bc.

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30 min

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24

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  • UnderstandExplain rules and methods in working with matrix multiplication techniques

    Explain rules and methods in working with matrix multiplication techniques accurately in a familiar context.

    Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items

  • ApplyCalculate rules and methods in working with matrix multiplication techniques

    Calculate rules and methods in working with matrix multiplication techniques accurately in a familiar context.

    Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items

  • AnalyseCompare rules and methods in working with matrix multiplication techniques

    Compare rules and methods in working with matrix multiplication techniques accurately in a familiar context.

    Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items

  • EvaluateJustify rules and methods in working with matrix multiplication techniques

    Justify rules and methods in working with matrix multiplication techniques accurately in a familiar context.

    Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items

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How Rules and Methods in Working with Matrix Multiplication Techniques works

A matrix is a grid of numbers. For a 2×2 matrix [[a, b], [c, d]], the determinant is ad − bc.

Key wordsmatrixdeterminantrowcolumn

12 practice questions

Easy to hard, 24 marks in total. Try them first, then open the answers.

  1. 1.Find the determinant of [[6, -4], [0, 4]].[1]
  2. 2.Find the determinant of [[4, 2], [0, 6]].[1]
  3. 3.Find the determinant of [[4, 4], [-4, -1]].[1]
  4. 4.Find the determinant of [[6, 6], [0, 2]].[1]
  5. 5.Find the determinant of [[-3, 2], [-4, 2]].[2]
  6. 6.Find the determinant of [[1, 6], [0, 6]].[2]
  7. 7.Find the determinant of [[2, -3], [-4, 4]].[2]
  8. 8.Find the determinant of [[-3, 6], [3, 0]].[2]
  9. 9.Find the determinant of [[-3, 0], [5, -1]].[3]
  10. 10.Find the determinant of [[4, 4], [-4, 2]].[3]
  11. 11.Find the determinant of [[2, 2], [3, -1]].[3]
  12. 12.Find the determinant of [[-2, 1], [-3, 3]].[3]
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  1. 1. 24

    det = ad − bc. 6 × 4 − -4 × 0 = 24.

  2. 2. 24

    det = ad − bc. 4 × 6 − 2 × 0 = 24.

  3. 3. 12

    det = ad − bc. 4 × -1 − 4 × -4 = 12.

  4. 4. 12

    det = ad − bc. 6 × 2 − 6 × 0 = 12.

  5. 5. 2

    det = ad − bc. -3 × 2 − 2 × -4 = 2.

  6. 6. 6

    det = ad − bc. 1 × 6 − 6 × 0 = 6.

  7. 7. -4

    det = ad − bc. 2 × 4 − -3 × -4 = -4.

  8. 8. -18

    det = ad − bc. -3 × 0 − 6 × 3 = -18.

  9. 9. 3

    det = ad − bc. -3 × -1 − 0 × 5 = 3.

  10. 10. 24

    det = ad − bc. 4 × 2 − 4 × -4 = 24.

  11. 11. -8

    det = ad − bc. 2 × -1 − 2 × 3 = -8.

  12. 12. -3

    det = ad − bc. -2 × 3 − 1 × -3 = -3.

Worked examples

Easy example

Find the determinant of [[2, -2], [-3, 2]].

  1. det = ad − bc.
  2. 2 × 2 − -2 × -3 = -2.
  3. Answer: -2
Medium example

Find the determinant of [[-2, 5], [-4, 2]].

  1. det = ad − bc.
  2. -2 × 2 − 5 × -4 = 16.
  3. Answer: 16
Hard example

Find the determinant of [[1, -2], [5, 1]].

  1. det = ad − bc.
  2. 1 × 1 − -2 × 5 = 11.
  3. Answer: 11

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Common mistakes

What learners typically get wrong, and how to fix it.

  • Calculates ab − cd.

    Correction: Multiply the diagonals: ad − bc.

  • Gets signs wrong with negatives.

    Correction: Bracket negatives before multiplying.

Teacher tips

  • · Colour the two diagonals in different colours.

Parent tips

  • · Point out spreadsheets as grids of numbers.

Real-life applications

  • · Computer graphics, transformations.

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