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AP EAMCET · Maths · Matrices

If \(A=\left[a_{i j}\right], 1 \leq i, j \leq n\) with \(\mathrm{n} \geq 2\) and \(a_{i j}=i+j\) is a matrix, then the rank of \(A\) is

  1. A 0
  2. B 1
  3. C 2
  4. D 4
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(C) 2

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Given that \(n \geq 2\) and \(a_{\mathrm{ij}}=i+j\) Case-1: Let \(n=2\) \(A=\left[\begin{array}{ll} 2 & 3 \\ 3 & 4 \end{array}\right] \Rightarrow|A|=\left|\begin{array}{ll} 2 & 3 \\ 3 & 4 \end{array}\right|=8-1=-1 \neq 0\) Case-2: Let \(n=3\)…