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==Definition== Two matrices must have an equal number of rows and columns to be added.<ref>Elementary Linear Algebra by Rorres Anton 10e p53</ref> In which case, the sum of two matrices '''A''' and '''B''' will be a matrix which has the same number of rows and columns as '''A''' and '''B'''. The sum of '''A''' and '''B''', denoted {{nowrap|'''A''' + '''B'''}}, is computed by adding corresponding elements of '''A''' and '''B''':{{sfn|Lipschutz|Lipson|2017}}{{sfn|Riley|Hobson|Bence|2006}} :<math>\begin{align} \mathbf{A}+\mathbf{B} & = \begin{bmatrix} a_{11} & a_{12} & \cdots & a_{1n} \\ a_{21} & a_{22} & \cdots & a_{2n} \\ \vdots & \vdots & \ddots & \vdots \\ a_{m1} & a_{m2} & \cdots & a_{mn} \\ \end{bmatrix} + \begin{bmatrix} b_{11} & b_{12} & \cdots & b_{1n} \\ b_{21} & b_{22} & \cdots & b_{2n} \\ \vdots & \vdots & \ddots & \vdots \\ b_{m1} & b_{m2} & \cdots & b_{mn} \\ \end{bmatrix} \\ & = \begin{bmatrix} a_{11} + b_{11} & a_{12} + b_{12} & \cdots & a_{1n} + b_{1n} \\ a_{21} + b_{21} & a_{22} + b_{22} & \cdots & a_{2n} + b_{2n} \\ \vdots & \vdots & \ddots & \vdots \\ a_{m1} + b_{m1} & a_{m2} + b_{m2} & \cdots & a_{mn} + b_{mn} \\ \end{bmatrix} \\ \end{align}\,\!</math> Or more concisely (assuming that {{nowrap|1='''A''' + '''B''' = '''C'''}}):<ref>{{Cite web|last=Weisstein|first=Eric W.|title=Matrix Addition|url=https://mathworld.wolfram.com/MatrixAddition.html|access-date=2020-09-07|website=mathworld.wolfram.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Finding the Sum and Difference of Two Matrices {{!}} College Algebra|url=https://courses.lumenlearning.com/ivytech-collegealgebra/chapter/finding-the-sum-and-difference-of-two-matrices/|access-date=2020-09-07|website=courses.lumenlearning.com}}</ref> :<math>c_{ij}=a_{ij}+b_{ij}</math> For example: :<math> \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 3 \\ 1 & 0 \\ 1 & 2 \end{bmatrix} + \begin{bmatrix} 0 & 0 \\ 7 & 5 \\ 2 & 1 \end{bmatrix} = \begin{bmatrix} 1+0 & 3+0 \\ 1+7 & 0+5 \\ 1+2 & 2+1 \end{bmatrix} = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 3 \\ 8 & 5 \\ 3 & 3 \end{bmatrix} </math> Similarly, it is also possible to subtract one matrix from another, as long as they have the same dimensions. The difference of '''A''' and '''B''', denoted {{nowrap|'''A''' − '''B'''}}, is computed by subtracting elements of '''B''' from corresponding elements of '''A''', and has the same dimensions as '''A''' and '''B'''. For example: :<math> \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 3 \\ 1 & 0 \\ 1 & 2 \end{bmatrix} - \begin{bmatrix} 0 & 0 \\ 7 & 5 \\ 2 & 1 \end{bmatrix} = \begin{bmatrix} 1-0 & 3-0 \\ 1-7 & 0-5 \\ 1-2 & 2-1 \end{bmatrix} = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 3 \\ -6 & -5 \\ -1 & 1 \end{bmatrix} </math>
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