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Linear AlgebraChallengeRow Reduction & Rank

Row Reduction & Rank · Challenge problem

For how many integers kk with −10≤k≤10-10 \le k \le 10 does elimination without row exchanges on

A=(1111k212k)A = \begin{pmatrix} 1 & 1 & 1 \\ 1 & k & 2 \\ 1 & 2 & k \end{pmatrix}

produce three nonzero pivots (so that A=LUA = LU with UU invertible)?