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Standard XII
Mathematics
Finding Inverse Using Elementary Transformations
The rank of t...
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The rank of the matrix
⎡
⎢
⎣
−
1
2
5
2
−
4
a
−
4
1
−
2
a
+
1
⎤
⎥
⎦
is
A
1
if
a
=
6
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B
2
if
a
=
1
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C
3
if
a
=
2
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D
1
if
a
=
−
6
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Solution
The correct option is
D
1
if
a
=
−
6
⎡
⎢
⎣
−
1
2
5
2
−
4
a
−
4
1
−
2
a
+
1
⎤
⎥
⎦
R
2
→
R
2
+
2
R
1
,
R
3
→
R
3
+
R
1
⎡
⎢
⎣
−
1
2
5
0
0
a
+
6
0
0
a
+
6
⎤
⎥
⎦
R
3
→
R
3
−
R
2
⎡
⎢
⎣
−
1
2
5
0
0
a
+
6
0
0
0
⎤
⎥
⎦
Rank
=
1
if
a
=
−
6
Rank
=
2
if
a
≠
−
6
.
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