Q4. Which of these rules gives a correct definition of the rank of A? (a) The number of nonzero rows in A. (b) The number of columns minus the number of rows. (c) The number of nonzero rows in REF(A). (d) The number of leading ones in REF(A).

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Q4. Which of these rules gives a correct definition of the rank of A?
(a) The number of nonzero rows in A.
(b) The number of columns minus the number of rows.
(c) The number of nonzero rows in REF(A).
(d) The number of leading ones in REF(A).
Transcribed Image Text:Q4. Which of these rules gives a correct definition of the rank of A? (a) The number of nonzero rows in A. (b) The number of columns minus the number of rows. (c) The number of nonzero rows in REF(A). (d) The number of leading ones in REF(A).
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