Physics I / Problem-Solving: Linear Algebra
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Complete the Invertible Matrix Theorem summary.

A square matrix A is ______ if and only if det(A) is ______ and A has ______ rank.

Word bank: invertible · singular · zero · nonzero · full

Hints
  1. The theorem ties rank, determinant and solvability into one statement.
  2. Full rank and a nonvanishing determinant say the same thing.
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A square matrix A is invertible if and only if det(A) is nonzero and A has full rank.

Why

Full rank, nonzero determinant, and invertibility are all equivalent.

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