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How can matrices be used in your real life? How are they applicable?

How can matrices be used in your real life? How are they applicable? Let's take a look at how your friends spend their time in an average day. Make a 4x4 matrix. Label the top 4 boxes "School," "Extra-Curricular," "Home work," and "TV/Video Games." Along the side, list yourself and 3 friends. Poll your friends and fill out the table, rounding the time to whole numbers. Compare this matrix to the matrices you have been doing. What do you notice? Why are matrices useful

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1. One example of how matrices can be used is with encryption. When a programmer encrypts or codes a message, he can use matrices and their inverse. The internet function could not function without encryption, and neither could banks since they now use these same means to transmit private and sensitive data. I've read that many geologists make use certain types of matrices for seismic surveys. Matrices are also used in graphs and statistics for doing scientific studies in many other different fields. Matrices are used to calculate gross domestic product in economics, and thereby help in calculation for producing goods more efficiently. Matrices are also sometimes used in computer animation. You might also find this link helpful if you need to go into detail with sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markov_chain