MATLAB: Error using element-wise multiplication

matrix indexingmatrix multiplication

This could be a simple thing and I'm just overlooking it. A little context, I am swapping out the first row with the last row in a non-square matrix, and then multiplying the new matrix with the original. I'm struggling to find a way to multiply the two matrices. I've tried with square matrices and it works perfectly so I'm at a bit of a loss for some reason.
A=[7 3 10 10 -2 3
9 -8 10 0 9 -10
-8 -5 -7 6 6 7
9 1 10 -8 10 9];
A([1 end],:) = A(end 1],:);    % To swap the first and the last rows
B = A([end 1],:) .* A % Multiply the new swapped matrix with the original
Error using  .* 
Matrix dimensions must agree.

Best Answer

Remember, the syntax A([end 1],:) is only 2 rows, not the entire matrix. That is why you are getting the error. To do what you want to do, simply save a copy of the original.
Acopy = A;
A([1 end],:) = A([end 1],:);    % To swap the first and the last rows
B = Acopy .* A;   % Multiply the new swapped matrix with the original
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