%0 Journal Article %T Matrix representation of the q-Jacobsthal numbers %A Gamaliel Cerda-Morales %J Proyecciones (Antofagasta) %D 2012 %I Universidad Cat¨®lica del Norte %X In this paper, we consider a q-Jacobsthal sequence {Jq n},with initial conditions Jq0 = 0 and Jq! = l.Then give a generating matrix for the terms of sequence {Jq fe n| for a positive integer k.With the aid of this matrix, we derive some new identities for the sequence %K q-Jacobsthal numbers %K q-Jacobsthal-Lucas numbers %K matrix methods %U http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-09172012000400003