Exercise 1639Linear algebra › DeterminantsL1Added 3 Nov 2026
Invertibility depending on a parameter
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Statement
For which real values of is the matrix
invertible?
Hint
Compute by adding all rows to the first, then factoring.
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Solution
Row operation. :
Column operations. , :
Conclusion. is invertible iff and .