The rank of $\left[\begin{array}{ccc}1 & -1 & 1 \\ 1 & 1 & -1 \\ -1 & 1 & 1\end{array}\right]$ is

The rank of $\left[\begin{array}{ccc}1 & -1 & 1 \\ 1 & 1 & -1 \\ -1 & 1 & 1\end{array}\right]$ is
  1. $0$
  2. $1$
  3. $2$
  4. $3$

Solution

$ \begin{aligned} & \text { Let } A=\left[\begin{array}{ccc} 1 & -1 & 1 \\ 1 & 1 & -1 \\ -1 & 1 & 1 \end{array}\right] \\ & \therefore \quad|A|=1(1+1)+1(1-1)+1(1+1) \\ & =4 \neq 0 \\ & \end{aligned} $ $\therefore$ Rank of matrix $A$ is 3

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2004

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