Prove that a square matrix is invertible if and only if it has a full rank.
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2013-02-05T11:18:58-0500
Let we have invertible n byn matrix A, then det A is nonzero. So, there is minor of size n, hence A has full rank. Conversely, if A has full rank then there is minor of size n, hence A has nonzero det A, and we can explicitely compute A^-1, so A is invertible.
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