Answer the following with reference to matrices.

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Problem

Answer the following with reference to 2×22\times2 matrices. (a) Distinguish between a singular matrix and a non-singular matrix. (b) Prove that a 2×22\times2 matrix whose two rows are identical is necessarily singular. (c) Give one explicit example of such a matrix and verify your conclusion by evaluating its determinant.

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