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For example, try finding the rank for the matrix:
You will find that the rank is 2.  That is because the second row [2,4,6] is equal 
to the first row [1,2,3] multiplied by 2, thus, row two is linearly dependent of 
row 1 and the maximum number of linearly independent rows is 2.  You can 
check that the maximum number of linearly independent columns is 3.  The rank 
being the maximum number of linearly independent rows or columns becomes 
2 for this case.
Function DET 
Function DET calculates the determinant of a square matrix.  For example, 
     
where the values d
j
 are constant, we say that c
k
 is linearly dependent on the 
columns included in the summation.  (Notice that the values of j include any 
value in the set {1, 2, …, n}, in any combination, as long as j
≠k.)  If the 
expression shown above cannot be written for any of the column vectors then 
we say that all the columns are linearly independent.   A similar definition for 
the linear independence of rows can be developed by writing the matrix as a 
column of row vectors.    Thus, if we find that rank(A) = n, then the matrix has 
an inverse and it is a non-singular matrix.  If, on the other hand, rank(A) < n, 
then the matrix is singular and no inverse exist.