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  1. February 20th 2013, 05:02 AM #1
    tejasnatu
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    Rank Of Matrix.

    Hello friends, is there any rule by which if rank of a n*n matrix A is known then the rank of A^2 can be found????
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  2. February 20th 2013, 05:32 AM #2
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    Re: Rank Of Matrix.

    The only general relation (applying to all square matrices) is that the rank of A^2 is less than or equal to the rank of A.
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