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Matrix Rank and Linear Equations Tutorial

The document is a tutorial focused on reducing matrices to Row Echelon form and determining their ranks. It includes multiple matrices with specific instructions, along with questions regarding the rank of a given matrix based on variable values. The answers for the ranks of the matrices and conditions for variable values are provided at the end of the tutorial.

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Matrix Rank and Linear Equations Tutorial

The document is a tutorial focused on reducing matrices to Row Echelon form and determining their ranks. It includes multiple matrices with specific instructions, along with questions regarding the rank of a given matrix based on variable values. The answers for the ranks of the matrices and conditions for variable values are provided at the end of the tutorial.

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Tutorial No.

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Based on Rank of a Matrix & System of Linear Equa-
tions
1. Reduce the following matrices to Row Echelon form and find
their rank:
a)  
1 2 3
2 5 7
3 1 2

b)  
2 3 4
5 6 7
3 5 9

c)  
0 1 2 −2
4 0 2 6 
2 1 3 1

d)  
−1 2 3 −2
 2 −5 1 2
 
 3 −8 5 2
5 −12 −1 6

e)  
1 2 3 2
2 3 5 1
1 3 4 5

f)  
2 1 −3 −6
3 −3 1 2
1 1 1 2

1
g)  
1 −1 2 −3
4 1 0 2 
 
0 3 1 4 
0 1 0 2

h)  
1 2 1 0
3 2 1 2
 
2 −1 2 5 
 
5 6 3 2
1 3 −1 −3

i)  
6 1 3 8
4
 2 6 −1 
10 3 9 7
16 4 12 15

Answer: 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 3, 4, 3, 2

2. For what values of p, the matrix


 
3 p p
p 3 p
p p 3
has:

(i) Rank 1

(ii) Rank 2

(iii) Rank 3

Answer:
3 3
Rank is 1 if p = 3, Rank is 2 if p = , Rank is 3 for p ̸= 3 or .
2 2

2
3. For what values of k, the matrix
 
1 k + 4 4k + 2
A = 0 k − 2 −k + 2
1 2k − 4 −k + 2
has:

(i) Rank 1

(ii) Rank 2

(iii) Rank 3

Answer:

Rank is 2 if k = 2 or − 2, Rank is 3 for all other values of k.

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