Question
Construct a 3 × 4 matrix A = [aij] whose element aij are given by:
aij = 2i

Answer

Here, $\text{A}=(\text{a}_\text{ij})_{3\times4}=\begin{bmatrix}\text{a}_{11}&\text{a}_{12}&\text{a}_{13}&\text{a}_{14}\\\text{a}_{21}&\text{a}_{22}&\text{a}_{23}&\text{a}_{24}\\\text{a}_{31}&\text{a}_{32}&\text{a}_{33}&\text{a}_{34}\end{bmatrix}\ \dots(1)$
a11 = 2(1) = 2, a12 = 2(1) = 2, a13 = 2(1) = 2, a14 = 2(1) = 2
a21 = 2(2) = 4, a22 = 2(2) = 4, a23 = 2(2) = 4, a24 = 2(2) = 4
a31 = 2(3) = 6, a32 = 2(3) = 6, a33 = 2(3) = 6 and a34 = 2(3) = 6
So, the required matrix is $\begin{bmatrix}2&2&2&2\\4&4&4&4\\6&6&6&6\end{bmatrix}.$

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