TI-BASIC:Timesrowplus

Command Summary

Adds a multiple of one row of a matrix to another.

Command Syntax

• row+(factor,matrix,row1,row2)

Menu Location

Press:

1. MATRX (on a TI-83) or 2nd MATRX (TI-83+ or higher) to access the matrix menu.
2. RIGHT to access the MATH submenu.
3. ALPHA F to select *row+(, or use arrows and ENTER.

Calculator Compatibility

TI-83/84/+/SE

Token Size

1 byte

The *row+( adds a multiple of one row to another row and returns the result. It is an elementary row operation used in Gaussian Elimination.

[[1,2][3,4]]
	[[1 2]
	 [3 4]]
*row+(10,Ans,1,2)
	[[3  4 ]
	 [31 42]]

Advanced Uses

You can add columns instead of rows with the aid of the ^^T^^ (Transpose) command.

Error Conditions

• ERR:INVALID DIM is thrown if one of the row arguments isn't a valid row (larger than the matrix size, or otherwise bad)

Related Commands

• |-
• |-
• *row(