Exercise 328Linear algebra › Matrices and linear systemsL1Added 31 Oct 2026
Kernel of a matrix
#kernel#rank
Statement
Let . Find the rank of , and a basis of its kernel.
Hint
Compare the two rows.
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Solution
The second row is twice the first, so the rows span a line and .
The kernel is the set of with (the second equation is a multiple of the first). Writing ,
So is a basis of , which has dimension , as the rank–nullity theorem predicts.