Lesson: Power of a Matrix Mathematics • First Year of Secondary School

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In this lesson, we will learn how to use the matrix multiplication to determine the square and cube of a square matrix.

Students will be able to

understand the notation of a matrix raised to a power and relate it to multiplication,
understand that only square matrices can be raised to a power,
find the square and cube of a given matrix,
find higher-order powers of matrices when there is a pattern for the multiplication,
perform operations on powers of matrices,
use the properties of matrix powers.