Matrix Inverse question

I've been stuck on this for a while:

Show that a square matrix A has no inverse when each row of A sums to 0.

Any help would be appreciated!

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Originally Posted by BrownianMan

I've been stuck on this for a while:

Show that a square matrix A has no inverse when each row of A sums to 0.

Any help would be appreciated!

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An idea: induction on n = number of rows: for n= 1, 2 is almost immediate, so assume for n: now begin simplifying your matrix by Gauss making zeros on the first column (Note, or in fact: prove, that after this is done all the rows STILL sum to zero!) except perhaps the entry 1-1 and now develop by minors wrt the first column...

Tonio

is noninvertible