GATE | GATE-CS-2002 | Question 1
The rank of the given matrix is –
(A)
1
(B)
0
(C)
2
(D)
4
Answer: (A)
Explanation:
Rank of the matrix is defined as the maximum number of linearly independent vectors (or) the number of non-zero rows in its row-echelon matrix.
A = | 1 1 |
| 0 0 |
Since, the matrix A is already in echelon form, Just count the number of non-zero rows to get the rank of the matrix = 1.
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11 Oct, 2021
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