Consider a square matrix of order .

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Problem

Consider a square matrix AA of order nn. (i) State the definitions of a singular matrix and a non-singular (invertible) matrix. (ii) Explain, with reason, why a singular matrix cannot possess an inverse. (iii) Give one explicit 2×22\times 2 example of a singular matrix and verify your claim by evaluating its determinant.

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