Matrix power. The internal assessment will focused on observing patterns of matrix powers which will be the main key to find the general expression of matrix powers.
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Introduction
Internal Assessment- Matrix Powers
The internal assessment will focused on observing patterns of matrix powers which will be the main key to find the general expression of matrix powers.
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Explanation: When matrix M is powered by 2 it gives a result offrom GDC, when M is powered by 3 it gives a result of
from GDC and when M is powered by 4 it gives a result of
from GDC. The pattern shown is that every time M is powered by a number after its preceding number it is multiply by 2. For instance, 4 shown in matrix
, 8 shown in matrix
, and 16 shown in matrix
. Thus, these results make a general expression that
. This formula is proven correct because when
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Explanation: When matrix S is powered by 3 it gives a result of from GDC, when matrix S is powered by 4 it gives a result of
from GDC, and when matrix S is powered by 5 it gives a result of
from GDC. The pattern shown is that results have a common factor of
such as 4 shown in matrix
, 8 shown in matrix
, and then16 shown in matrix
. Once the resulting matrix is factor out, the
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4)
Explanation: After a further investigation with further values of k and n, the results shows that the limitation for n is that all negative numbers and non-integers value because when a matrix is powered by negative numbers or non-integers value the calculator gives a math error text. In addition there’s no limitation for k.
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In conclusion,
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