Elementary Transformations of a Matrix
Elementary Transformations of a Matrix: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Rank of a Matrix, Gauss-Jordan Method, Echelon Form of a Matrix, Elementary Operation (Transformation) of a Matrix and, Inverse of a Matrix by Elementary Transformations
Important Questions on Elementary Transformations of a Matrix
The inverse of the following matrix using elementary operations would be:

Find the rank of the matrix

If , where ,, then

Rank of the matrix is

What is the minimum number of elementary operations that are needed to transform to the identity matrix?

Reduce the matrix to a row-echelon form.

Reduce the matrix to a row-echelon form.

Reduce the matrix to a row-echelon form.

If the rank of the matrix is , then is

Which of the following matrix has rank

What is the rank of the matrix

Given that . Applying elementary row transformation on both sides, we get

On using elementary column operations in the following matrix equation , we have

On using elementary row operation in the following matrix equation , we have

Find the rank of the by row reduction method.

Find the rank of the matrix by minor method:

Find the rank of the matrix by minor method: .

The rank of the matrix is

By using elementary transformations, find the inverse of the matrix .

Solve the following system of linear equations by matrix method.
