Exercise 1: G x H vs. H x G — Possible Solution ==================================================================== GIVEN ------------------------------ G = [[2, 0], [1, 3]] H = [[4, 1], [2, 5]] STEP 1: COMPUTING G x H ------------------------------ Row 0, Col 0: (2)(4) + (0)(2) = 8 + 0 = 8 Row 0, Col 1: (2)(1) + (0)(5) = 2 + 0 = 2 Row 1, Col 0: (1)(4) + (3)(2) = 4 + 6 = 10 Row 1, Col 1: (1)(1) + (3)(5) = 1 + 15 = 16 G x H = [[8, 2], [10, 16]] STEP 2: COMPUTING H x G ------------------------------ Row 0, Col 0: (4)(2) + (1)(1) = 8 + 1 = 9 Row 0, Col 1: (4)(0) + (1)(3) = 0 + 3 = 3 Row 1, Col 0: (2)(2) + (5)(1) = 4 + 5 = 9 Row 1, Col 1: (2)(0) + (5)(3) = 0 + 15 = 15 H x G = [[9, 3], [9, 15]] STEP 3: CONFIRMING THE TWO RESULTS DIFFER ------------------------------ G x H = [[8, 2], [10, 16]] H x G = [[9, 3], [9, 15]] Every single entry differs between the two results, confirming this chapter's own non-commutativity claim directly with a concrete example rather than taking it on faith. WHY THIS WORKS AS AN ANSWER ------------------------------ Each entry of both products is computed from this chapter's own row- by-column dot-product rule, shown individually rather than skipped, and the two full results are compared entry by entry to explicitly confirm G x H does not equal H x G.