If a system of three linear equations in three unknowns, which is in the matrix equation form of $A X=D$, is…

If a system of three linear equations in three unknowns, which is in the matrix equation form of $A X=D$, is inconsistent, then $\frac{\text { rank of } A}{\text { rank of } A D}$ is
  1. less than one
  2. greater than or equal to one
  3. one
  4. greater than one

Solution

We have given a system of linear equations with the three unknowns. Here, equations are in the matrix form $A X=D$ such that the system is inconsistent. $\therefore \quad$ Rank of Augmented matrix AD $>$ Rank of coefficient matrix A Rank of AD > Rank of A $ \therefore \quad \frac{\text { Rank of } \mathrm{A}}{\text { Rank of } \mathrm{AD}} < 1 $

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2017 (26 Apr Shift 1)

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