Question Bank • QB_EM_137 MCQ • 1 Mark

Section 1: Engineering Mathematics

Linear Algebra

Subtopic: Solutions of linear equations

Question Statement:

A system of $n$ linear equations in $n$ variables $A X = B$ has a UNIQUE solution if and only if:

Options:

  • (A) Rank of $A$ equals $n$ (i.e., $\det(A) \neq 0$)
  • (B) Rank of $A$ is strictly less than $n$
  • (C) Determinant of $A$ equals 0
  • (D) Rank of augmented matrix $[A|B]$ is strictly greater than rank of $A$

Answer Key:

A

Step-by-Step Solution & Explanation

By Rouché-Capelli theorem, a linear system $AX = B$ with $n$ variables has a unique solution if and only if $\text{rank}(A) = \text{rank}([A|B]) = n$, which is equivalent to $\det(A) \neq 0$.
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