Question

If a matrix has 5 elements, write all possible orders it can have.

Answer 1

possible orders for a matrix having 5 elements are (5×1) and (1×5)

Answer 2

Possible orders of matrix are given below-

Matrix is a rectangular combination of number of rows and columns.

It can contain large number of values in an organised way, not only for representation but also for calculation.

A matrix is denoted by m,n matrix. Here m represents rows and n represents columns. For the number five, the possible multiples are - 5*1 and 1*5.

Thus, matrix can have either 5 rows and 1 columns or 1 row and 5 columns respectively.