Science:Math Exam Resources/Courses/MATH307/December 2010/Question 02 (a)
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Question 02 (a) |
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Suppose that (a) Write down a basis for R(A). |
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Remember that rows in the rref(A) with leading 0s and then a 1 (ie pivot columns) correspond to columns that belong to the basis. |
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Solution |
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Please rate my easiness! It's quick and helps everyone guide their studies. Given rref() all we will need to find are the pivot columns in and find those same columns in the matrix , giving . Columns 1, 3, and 5 correspond to the pivot columns in rref(A) so columns 1, 3, and 5, give the basis for . Hence, a basis of is |