Concept:
Properties of Rank:
Rank of a matrix is the number of independent rows in the given matrix. Given two square matrices A and B of order n × n, we have following properties:
1. Rank of product of A and B i.e. Rank (AB) ≥ Rank (A) + Rank (B) – order of square matrix
2. Rank of sum of A and B i.e. Rank (A + B) ≤ Rank (A) + Rank (B).
Properties of Determinant:
Given two square matrices A and B of order n × n and their determinants Det(A) and Det(B) respectively, determinant of their product i.e Det( AB) = Det(A) * Det(B). However, the same does not hold for the addition of the given matrices.
Example:
Consider two square matrices A and B each of order 2×2.
\(M = \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} 2&1\\ 3&4 \end{array}} \right]\;\;\;\;\;\;Rank\left( M \right) = 2,\;\;Det\left( M \right) = 5\)
\(N = \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} 1&0\\ 0&1 \end{array}} \right]\;\;\;\;\;Rank\left( N \right) = 2,\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;Det\left( N \right) = 1\)
\(MN = \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} 2&1\\ 3&4 \end{array}} \right] \times \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} 1&0\\ 0&1 \end{array}} \right] = \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} 2&1\\ 3&4 \end{array}} \right]\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;Rank\left( {MN} \right) = 2,\;\;\;\;\;Det\left( {MN} \right) = 5\)
\(M + N = \;\left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} 2&1\\ 3&4 \end{array}} \right] + \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} 1&0\\ 0&1 \end{array}} \right] = \;\left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} 3&1\\ 3&5 \end{array}} \right]\;\;\;\;\;\;\;Rank\left( {M + N} \right) = 2,\;Det\left( {M +N} \right) = 12\)
Option 1 is TRUE.
Rank(M + N) = 2. Sum of rank of M and N is: 2 + 2 = 4. Therefore, the relation: Rank( M + N) ≤ Rank M) + Rank (N) holds true
Therefore, the rank of the addition matrix is less than or equal to the sum of the rank of the individual matrices.
Option 2: FALSE.
The rank of product matrix MN is 2. Product of Rank(M) and Rank(N) is: 2*2 = 4. Therefore, the rank of the product matrix is not equal to the product of the rank of individual matrices.
Option 3 is TRUE.
Det(MN)= 5 = Det(M) * Det(N)
Option 4 is FALSE.
Det(M+N)= 12, which is greater than the sum of the determinants of individual matrices.