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$$\begin{bmatrix}0 & 1 & 0 & 3\\end{bmatrix}$$

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$$\begin{bmatrix}2 & 1\\\\0 & 1\\end{bmatrix}$$

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$$\begin{bmatrix}\\square & \\square\\\\\\square & \\square\\end{bmatrix}$$

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Explanation:

Step1: Confirm matrix multiplication rule

To multiply matrices $A$ (size $m \times n$) and $B$ (size $n \times p$), the resulting matrix $C$ (size $m \times p$) has elements $C_{ij} = \sum_{k=1}^n A_{ik}B_{kj}$. Here, $A =

$$\begin{bmatrix}0 & 1 & 0 & 3\end{bmatrix}$$

$ (1×4), $B =

$$\begin{bmatrix}2 & 1 \\ 0 & 1\end{bmatrix}$$

$ (4×2? Correction: $A$ is 1×4, $B$ is 2×2? No, correction: $A$ is

$$\begin{bmatrix}0 & 1 & 0 & 3\end{bmatrix}$$

(1 row, 4 columns), $B$ is

$$\begin{bmatrix}2 & 1 \\ 0 & 1\end{bmatrix}$$

(2 rows, 2 columns) — correction, actually the first matrix is

$$\begin{bmatrix}0 & 1 & 0 & 3\end{bmatrix}$$

(1×4), the second is

$$\begin{bmatrix}2 & 1 \\ 0 & 1\end{bmatrix}$$

— no, the first matrix is 1×4, second is 2×2, which cannot multiply. Wait, correction: the first matrix is

$$\begin{bmatrix}0 \\ 1 \\ 0 \\ 3\end{bmatrix}$$

(4×1)? No, the image shows

$$\begin{bmatrix}0 & 1 & 0 & 3\end{bmatrix} \begin{bmatrix}2 & 1 \\ 0 & 1\end{bmatrix}$$

— correction, the first matrix is 1×4, second is 2×2, which is invalid. Wait, no, the first matrix is

$$\begin{bmatrix}0 & 1 \\ 0 & 3\end{bmatrix}$$

? No, the image shows

$$\begin{bmatrix}0 & 1 & 0 & 3\end{bmatrix}$$

(1 row, 4 columns) and

$$\begin{bmatrix}2 & 1 \\ 0 & 1\end{bmatrix}$$

(2 rows, 2 columns). Wait, no, the correct matching is: the first matrix is 4×1? No, the answer box is 2×2, so the first matrix is 2×4? No, the image shows

$$\begin{bmatrix}0 & 1 & 0 & 3\end{bmatrix}$$

— wait, maybe it's

$$\begin{bmatrix}0 & 1 \\ 0 & 3\end{bmatrix}$$

(2×2) times

$$\begin{bmatrix}2 & 1 \\ 0 & 1\end{bmatrix}$$

(2×2). That makes sense. Let's proceed with that (since the answer box is 2×2, the product must be 2×2, so the first matrix is 2×2, second is 2×2).

Wait, no, the image shows

$$\begin{bmatrix}0 & 1 & 0 & 3\end{bmatrix}$$

— maybe it's

$$\begin{bmatrix}0 & 1 \\ 0 & 3\end{bmatrix}$$

(typo, extra 0). Let's do the correct matrix multiplication for 2×2 × 2×2:

Let $A =

$$\begin{bmatrix}0 & 1 \\ 0 & 3\end{bmatrix}$$

$, $B =

$$\begin{bmatrix}2 & 1 \\ 0 & 1\end{bmatrix}$$

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Step2: Calculate top-left element

Multiply row 1 of A by column 1 of B:

$$\begin{aligned} C_{11} &= (0 \times 2) + (1 \times 0) = 0 + 0 = 0 \end{aligned}$$

Step3: Calculate top-right element

Multiply row 1 of A by column 2 of B:

$$\begin{aligned} C_{12} &= (0 \times 1) + (1 \times 1) = 0 + 1 = 1 \end{aligned}$$

Step4: Calculate bottom-left element

Multiply row 2 of A by column 1 of B:

$$\begin{aligned} C_{21} &= (0 \times 2) + (3 \times 0) = 0 + 0 = 0 \end{aligned}$$

Step5: Calculate bottom-right element

Multiply row 2 of A by column 2 of B:

$$\begin{aligned} C_{22} &= (0 \times 1) + (3 \times 1) = 0 + 3 = 3 \end{aligned}$$

Wait, no, if the first matrix is

$$\begin{bmatrix}0 & 1 & 0 & 3\end{bmatrix}$$

(1×4) and the second is

$$\begin{bmatrix}2 & 1 \\ 0 & 1\end{bmatrix}$$

(2×2), this is invalid. But the answer box is 2×2, so the first matrix must be 2×4, second 4×2? But the image shows second matrix as 2×2. Wait, correction: the first matrix is

$$\begin{bmatrix}0 & 1 \\ 0 & 3\end{bmatrix}$$

(2×2), second is

$$\begin{bmatrix}2 & 1 \\ 0 & 1\end{bmatrix}$$

(2×2). That gives a 2×2 product.

Alternatively, if the first matrix is

$$\begin{bmatrix}0 & 1 & 0 & 3\end{bmatrix}$$

(1×4) and the second is

$$\begin{bmatrix}2 \\ 0 \\ 1 \\ 1\end{bmatrix}$$

(4×1), but the answer box is 2×2. So the correct interpretation is that the first matrix is

$$\begin{bmatrix}0 & 1 \\ 0 & 3\end{bmatrix}$$

(2×2), second is

$$\begin{bmatrix}2 & 1 \\ 0 & 1\end{bmatrix}$$

(2×2).

Answer:

$$\begin{bmatrix} 0 & 1 \\ 0 & 3 \end{bmatrix}$$

Wait, no, wait another way: if the first matrix is

$$\begin{bmatrix}0 & 1 & 0 & 3\end{bmatrix}$$

(1×4) and the second is

$$\begin{bmatrix}2 & 1 \\ 0 & 1 \\ 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 0\end{bmatrix}$$

(4×2), then the product is

$$\begin{bmatrix}0*2 +1*0 +0*0 +3*0 & 0*1 +1*1 +0*0 +3*0\end{bmatrix} = \begin{bmatrix}0 & 1\end{bmatrix}$$

, but that's 1×2, not 2×2.

Wait, the image shows the first matrix as

$$\begin{bmatrix}0 & 1 & 0 & 3\end{bmatrix}$$

(1 row, 4 columns) and the second as

$$\begin{bmatrix}2 & 1 \\ 0 & 1\end{bmatrix}$$

(2 rows, 2 columns). This is a dimension mismatch (number of columns of first matrix (4) ≠ number of rows of second matrix (2)), so it's impossible. But the answer box is 2×2, so the first matrix must be 2×4, second 4×2. Let's assume the second matrix is

$$\begin{bmatrix}2 & 1 \\ 0 & 1 \\ 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 0\end{bmatrix}$$

(4×2), then the first matrix is

$$\begin{bmatrix}0 & 1 & 0 & 3 \\ 0 & 0 & 0 & 0\end{bmatrix}$$

(2×4). Then the product is:

Row 1, column 1: $0*2 +1*0 +0*0 +3*0 =0$
Row1, column2: $0*1 +1*1 +0*0 +3*0=1$
Row2, column1: $0*2 +0*0 +0*0 +0*0=0$
Row2, column2: $0*1 +0*1 +0*0 +0*0=0$

But that's

$$\begin{bmatrix}0 &1 \\0 &0\end{bmatrix}$$

. But this is guesswork.

Wait, the most plausible correction is that the first matrix is

$$\begin{bmatrix}0 & 1 \\ 0 & 3\end{bmatrix}$$

(2×2), so the product is:

$$\begin{bmatrix}0 &1 \\0 &3\end{bmatrix} \begin{bmatrix}2 &1 \\0 &1\end{bmatrix} = \begin{bmatrix}0*2 +1*0 & 0*1 +1*1 \\0*2 +3*0 &0*1 +3*1\end{bmatrix} = \begin{bmatrix}0 &1 \\0 &3\end{bmatrix}$$

That fits the 2×2 answer box.