Chapter 1: Q44E (page 40)
Question: Determine whether the statements that follow are true or false, and justify your answer.
44.If matrix E is in reduced row-echelon form, and if we omit a column of E, then the remaining matrix must be in the reduced row-echelon form as well.
Short Answer
Answer:
The statement, “If the matrix E is in reduced row-echelon form, and if we omit a column of E , then the remaining matrix must be in the reduced row-echelon form as well.” is false.