For Problems 918 use elementary row operations to reduce the
     For Problems 9-18, use elementary row operations to reduce the given matrix to row-echelon form, and hence determine the rank of each matrix.  [2 1  1 -3].  [2 -4  -4 8].  [2 1 4  2 -3 4  3 -2 6].  [0 1 3  0 1 4  0 3 5].  [2 -1  3 2  2 5].  [2 -1 3  3 1 -2  2 -2 1].    
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  Solution
10)
hence rank 1
12)
hence rank 2
14)
hence rank 3
| Row Operation 1: | 
 | multiply the 1st row by 1/2 | 
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![For Problems 9-18, use elementary row operations to reduce the given matrix to row-echelon form, and hence determine the rank of each matrix. [2 1 1 -3]. [2 -4  For Problems 9-18, use elementary row operations to reduce the given matrix to row-echelon form, and hence determine the rank of each matrix. [2 1 1 -3]. [2 -4](/WebImages/43/for-problems-918-use-elementary-row-operations-to-reduce-the-1135117-1761607366-0.webp)
