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Two matrices $A$ and $B$ are given below:

$A=\begin{vmatrix} p & q\\ r & s \end{vmatrix}$; $B=\begin{vmatrix} p^2+q^2 & pr+qs\\ pr+qs &r^2+s^2 \end{vmatrix}$

If the rank of matrix $A$ is $N$, then the rank of matrix $B$ is

  1. $N/2$
  2. $N – 1$
  3. $N$
  4. $2N$
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