What is the rank of the identity matrix ?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D.
- Step 1: The identity matrix has determinant . Step 2. Since the determinant of the matrix is non-zero, its rank is 3. **Answer: . Why not the others:** and understate the number of linearly independent rows; applies only to the zero matrix.
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