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Question 11 • Advanced Algebra: Concepts and Connections

Which matrix will always give a determinant of 0 ?

Answer
A
a matrix not having equal rows
B
a matrix having all nonzero numbers
C
a matrix not being the identity matrix
D
a matrix having two equal rows

Explanation

A determinant is 0 whenever a matrix has two equal rows. Equal rows make the rows linearly dependent, so the matrix is singular. Having only nonzero entries, having no equal rows, or not being the identity matrix does not by itself guarantee a determinant of 0.

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