Consider a Leniar Homogeneous system AX = 0, where A is N × N matrix and X is N × 1 vector. When we solve this 0 is null matrix of N × 1. Let R be the rank matrix for a for a Non-trivial solution.
\(R = N\)
\(|A| ≠ 0\)
\(|A| = 0\)
\(R < N\)
The Correct Option is C, D
Solution and Explanation
The correct answer is \(|A| = 0\) and \(R < N\)
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