Consider the linear system whose augmented matrix is
given by
The linear system is
1.
2.
3.
consistent, with a
unique solution.
consistent, with infinitely
many solutions.
inconsistent.
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Important Terms:
• pivot position: a position of a leading
entry in an echelon form of the matrix
• pivot: a nonzero number that either is
used in a pivot position to create 0’s or is
changed into a leading 1, which in turn is
used to create 0’s.
• pivot column: a column that contains a
pivot position.
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Example.
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Solutions of Linear Systems
• basic variable: any variable that
corresponds to a pivot column in the
augmented matrix of a system
• free variable: all non-basic variables
Example. Find the general solution of the linear system
whose augmented matrix is given below:
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Example cont’d.
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What is the largest possible number of
pivots a 4 x 6 matrix (4 rows, 6 columns)
can have?
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What is the largest possible
number of pivots a 6 x 4 matrix (6
rows, 4 columns) can have?
1. 4
2. 6
3. cannot be
determined
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Example. Solve the given linear system:
Augmented matrix:
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Example. Solve the given linear system:
Augmented matrix:
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Existence and Uniqueness Theorem:
1. A linear system is consistent if and only if
the rightmost column of the augmented
matrix is not a pivot column, i.e., if and
only if an echelon form of the augmented
matrix has no row of the form
2. If a linear system is consistent, then the
solution contains either
(i) a unique solution or
(ii) infinitely many solutions.
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Using Row Reduction to Solve Linear Systems
1. Write the augmented matrix of the system.
2. Use the row reduction algorithm to obtain an
equivalent augmented matrix in echelon form.
Decide whether the system is consistent. If
not, stop; otherwise go to the next step.
3. Continue row reduction to obtain the reduced
echelon form.
4. Write the system of equations corresponding
to the matrix obtained in step 3.
5. State the solution by expressing each basic
variable in terms of the free variables and
declare the free variables.
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1.3 VECTOR EQUATIONS
Vectors in
:
(vector = column matrix)
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Vector Operations:
•
Addition:
•
Scalar Multiplication:
scalar
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Geometric Description of
Vector
is the point
:
in the plane.
is the set of all points in the plane.
Parallelogram rule for addition of two
vectors:
If and in
are represented in the plane,
then,
corresponds to the fourth vertex
of the parallelogram whose other vertices are
,
and .
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Example. Let
.
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Linear Combinations
Definition. Given vectors
and given scalars
the vector
defined by
is called a linear combination of
with weights
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Example. Let
Express each of the following as a linear
combination of
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Example. Let
Determine if
is a linear combination of
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A vector equation
has the same solution set as the linear system
whose augmented matrix is
In particular, can be generated by a linear
combination of
if and only if there is a solution to the linear
system corresponding to the augmented matrix.
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The Span of a Set of Vectors
Definition. Suppose
set of all linear
combinations of
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Which of the following vectors is NOT in
Span
?
1. (a)
2. (b)
3. (c)
4. (d)
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1.4 The Matrix Equation
Linear combinations can be viewed as a matrixvector multiplication.
Definition. If is an
matrix, with columns
then the product of
denoted by
is the linear combination of the columns of
using the corresponding entries in as weights.
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Example.
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Example. Write down the system of equations corresponding to
the augmented matrix below and then express the system of
equations in vector form and finally in the form
where is a
vector.
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Three equivalent ways of viewing a linear system:
1. as a system of linear equations.
2. as a vector equation; or
3. as a matrix equation.
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Example. Let
Is the equation
consistent for all
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Definition. We say that the columns of
span
if every
vector in
is a linear combination of
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Theorem. Let
be an
matrix. Then the
following statements are equivalent:
1. For each in
the equation
has a solution.
2. Each in
is a linear combination of the
columns of
3. The columns of
span
4. A has a pivot position in every row.
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