┌ ┐ │ 2 -3 -5 │ │ -4 3 3 │ A = │ 9 3 8 │ │ -5 -9 6 │ └ ┘ ┌ ┐ │ 8 6 0 │ │ -5 -5 -9 │ B = │ 7 -5 -5 │ │ 1 -4 1 │ └ ┘
The sum of two matrices is defined when both matrices have equal size, and the result is a new matrix of equal size, where each entry is obtained by adding the entries at same position in both matrices. Matrices of different sizes cannot be added.
┌ ┐ │ 2 + 8 -3 + 6 -5 + 0 │ │ -4 + (-5) 3 + (-5) 3 + (-9) │ A + B = │ 9 + 7 3 + (-5) 8 + (-5) │ │ -5 + 1 -9 + (-4) 6 + 1 │ └ ┘
┌ ┐ │ 10 3 -5 │ │ -9 -2 -6 │ A + B = │ 16 -2 3 │ │ -4 -13 7 │ └ ┘