Nirma University

Institute of Technology
Mathematics and Humanities Department
B. Tech (All), Semester II
MA202 Linear Algebra
Tutorial 1 : Rank of a Matrix , echelon – row echelon & normal form
Q.1 Every row echelon form of a matrix is reduced row echelon form.
(True/ False) Justify your answer.
Q.2 Is row echelon form of a matrix unique? Justify.
Q.3 Find the rank of following matrices by reducing into row echelon form
1 2 3 1 6   2 3 1 1
1 1 2 1 7  1 1 2 4 
 ,
2 2 3 1 3  3 1 3 2 
   
0 2 1 2 2   6 3 0 7 

Q.4 Find the rank of following matrices by reducing into reduced row echelon
form
3 1 3 8
 1 2 0 1 
 3 4 1 2  4 2 1 3
  , 1 2 4 9
 2 3 2 5   
2 4 3 3

Q.5 Find the rank of following matrices by reducing into normal form

1 1 1 3  1 1 1 1 4
 2 1 3 1  1 1 1 1 4 
 ,
4 1 5 2  1 1 1 1 8
   
 3 2 1 4  1 1 1 1 4