13. Determine whether the following assertion is true: let A be a 5x3 matrix. If Ax 0 has a singl...
Let A be an nx n matrix. Select all of the following that are equivalent to the statement: A is invertible. The homogeneous equation Ax-0 has a nontrivial solution. The echelon form of A has a pivot in every row and every column. The columns of A are linearly dependent For any vector b in R", Ax-b has a unique solution. The linear transformation x Ax is 1-1 and onto. A is nonsingular.
1. Let A be an m x n matrix. Determine whether each of the following are TRUE always or FALSE sometimes. If TRUE explain why. If FALSE give an example where it fails. (a) If m n there is at most one solution to Ax = b. always solve Ax b (b) If n > m you can (c) If n > m the null space of A has dimension greater than zero. (d) If n< m then for some...
Problem 5 (a) Let A be an n × m matrix, and suppose that there exists a m × n matrix B such that BA = 1- (i) Let b є Rn be such that the system of equations Ax b has at least one solution. Prove that this solution must be unique. (ii) Must it be the case that the system of equations Ax = b has a solution for every b? Prove or provide a counterexample. (b) Let...
Let A be an m × n matrix, let x Rn and let 0 be the zero vector in Rm. (a) Let u, v є Rn be any two solutions of Ax 0, and let c E R. Use the properties of matrix-vector multiplication to show that u+v and cu are also solutions of Ax O. (b) Extend the result of (a) to show that the linear combination cu + dv is a solution of Ax 0 for any c,d...
Mark each statement True or False. Justify each answer. a. A homogeneous system of equations can be inconsistent. Choose the correct answer below. O A. True. A homogeneous equation can be written in the form Ax o, where A is an mxn matrix and 0 is the zero vector in R". Such a system Ax -0 always has at least one solution, namely x-0. Thus, a homogeneous system of O B. True. A homogeneous equation cannot be written in the...
True or False 1. If u, v are vectors in R"and lu + v1l = ||||| + ||v||, then u and v are orthogonal. 2. If p locates a point on a line l in Rand if n # 0 is normal to l, then any other point x on I must satisfy n.x=n.p. 3. A binary vector is a vector with two components which are integers modulo 2. 4. The set of solution vectors to the linear system Ax=b...
a. Every matrix equation Ax b corresponds to a vector equation with the same solution set. Choose the correct answer below. O A. False. The matrix equation Ax-b does not correspond to a vector equation with the same solution set. O B. False. The matrix equation Ax b only corresponds to an inconsistent system of vector equations. O c. True. The matrix equation Ax-bis simply another notation for the vector equation x1a1 + x2a2 +·.. + xnan-b, where al ,...
If A is a 2x3 matrix with two pivot positions, then Ax=0 has a nontrivial solution. True or false? please explain why, diagrams are helpful for me if possible
For problems 4) and 5) answer the following (a) Does the equation Ax = 0 have a nontrivial solution? (b) Does the equation Ax = b have at least one solution for every possible b? 4) A is a 4 x 4 matrix with three pivot positions. 5) A is a 3 x 2 matrix with two pivot positions.
Ax=O Unique solution (trivial solution x-0) No free variables Infinitely many (nontrivial) solutions Some free variables Every column of A is pivot column | (=> rank(A) = # of columns of A Some columns of A are not pivot columns rank(A)< #of columns of A You can use the above figure to answer the following questions are about homogeneous systems Ax-0. Answer TRUE or FALSE. If the answer is FALSE, choose FALSE with the appropriate counterexample, i.e example that shows...