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Let \(B = \left\{ {{v_1},...,{v_n}} \right\}\) be a linearly independent set in \({\mathbb{R}^{\bf{n}}}\). Explain why Bmust be a basis for \({\mathbb{R}^{\bf{n}}}\).

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Set B is a basis for \({\mathbb{R}^n}\).

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01

State the invertible matrix theorem

Recall the invertible matrix theorem, which states that if the square matrix is invertible, then the columns are linearly independent, and the columns form a basis for \({\mathbb{R}^n}\).

02

Apply the invertible matrix theorem and the basis theorem

It is given that\(\left\{ {{v_1},...,{v_n}} \right\}\)are a set of vectors. It forms a square matrix of the order\(n \times n\), as shown below:

\(A = \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}{{{\bf{v}}_1}}& \cdots &{{{\bf{v}}_n}}\end{array}} \right]\)

It is given that\(B = \left\{ {{{\bf{v}}_1},...,{{\bf{v}}_n}} \right\}\)is a linearly independent set in\({\mathbb{R}^n}\). By the invertible matrix theorem, the columns of B span\({\mathbb{R}^n}\).

According to the basis theorem, if the columns of B span\({\mathbb{R}^n}\)and the columns arelinearly independent, then B must be a basis for \({\mathbb{R}^n}\).

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Most popular questions from this chapter

Let \(A\) be any \(2 \times 3\) matrix such that \({\mathop{\rm rank}\nolimits} A = 1\), let u be the first column of \(A\), and suppose \({\mathop{\rm u}\nolimits} \ne 0\). Explain why there is a vector v in \({\mathbb{R}^3}\) such that \(A = {{\mathop{\rm uv}\nolimits} ^T}\). How could this construction be modified if the first column of \(A\) were zero?

(M) Let \({{\mathop{\rm a}\nolimits} _1},...,{{\mathop{\rm a}\nolimits} _5}\) denote the columns of the matrix \(A\), where \(A = \left( {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}5&1&2&2&0\\3&3&2&{ - 1}&{ - 12}\\8&4&4&{ - 5}&{12}\\2&1&1&0&{ - 2}\end{array}} \right),B = \left( {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}{{{\mathop{\rm a}\nolimits} _1}}&{{{\mathop{\rm a}\nolimits} _2}}&{{{\mathop{\rm a}\nolimits} _4}}\end{array}} \right)\)

  1. Explain why \({{\mathop{\rm a}\nolimits} _3}\) and \({{\mathop{\rm a}\nolimits} _5}\) are in the column space of \(B\).
  2. Find a set of vectors that spans \({\mathop{\rm Nul}\nolimits} A\).
  3. Let \(T:{\mathbb{R}^5} \to {\mathbb{R}^4}\) be defined by \(T\left( x \right) = A{\mathop{\rm x}\nolimits} \). Explain why \(T\) is neither one-to-one nor onto.

Which of the subspaces \({\rm{Row }}A\) , \({\rm{Col }}A\), \({\rm{Nul }}A\), \({\rm{Row}}\,{A^T}\) , \({\rm{Col}}\,{A^T}\) , and \({\rm{Nul}}\,{A^T}\) are in \({\mathbb{R}^m}\) and which are in \({\mathbb{R}^n}\) ? How many distinct subspaces are in this list?.

Define a linear transformation by \(T\left( {\mathop{\rm p}\nolimits} \right) = \left( {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}{{\mathop{\rm p}\nolimits} \left( 0 \right)}\\{{\mathop{\rm p}\nolimits} \left( 0 \right)}\end{array}} \right)\). Find \(T:{{\mathop{\rm P}\nolimits} _2} \to {\mathbb{R}^2}\)polynomials \({{\mathop{\rm p}\nolimits} _1}\) and \({{\mathop{\rm p}\nolimits} _2}\) in \({{\mathop{\rm P}\nolimits} _2}\) that span the kernel of T, and describe the range of T.

Question: Exercises 12-17 develop properties of rank that are sometimes needed in applications. Assume the matrix \(A\) is \(m \times n\).

17. A submatrix of a matrix A is any matrix that results from deleting some (or no) rows and/or columns of A. It can be shown that A has rank \(r\) if and only if A contains an invertible \(r \times r\) submatrix and no longer square submatrix is invertible. Demonstrate part of this statement by explaining (a) why an \(m \times n\) matrix A of rank \(r\) has an \(m \times r\) submatrix \({A_1}\) of rank \(r\), and (b) why \({A_1}\) has an invertible \(r \times r\) submatrix \({A_2}\).

The concept of rank plays an important role in the design of engineering control systems, such as the space shuttle system mentioned in this chapter’s introductory example. A state-space model of a control system includes a difference equation of the form

\({{\mathop{\rm x}\nolimits} _{k + 1}} = A{{\mathop{\rm x}\nolimits} _k} + B{{\mathop{\rm u}\nolimits} _k}\)for \(k = 0,1,....\) (1)

Where \(A\) is \(n \times n\), \(B\) is \(n \times m\), \(\left\{ {{{\mathop{\rm x}\nolimits} _k}} \right\}\) is a sequence of “state vectors” in \({\mathbb{R}^n}\) that describe the state of the system at discrete times, and \(\left\{ {{{\mathop{\rm u}\nolimits} _k}} \right\}\) is a control, or input, sequence. The pair \(\left( {A,B} \right)\) is said to be controllable if

\({\mathop{\rm rank}\nolimits} \left( {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}B&{AB}&{{A^2}B}& \cdots &{{A^{n - 1}}B}\end{array}} \right) = n\) (2)

The matrix that appears in (2) is called the controllability matrix for the system. If \(\left( {A,B} \right)\) is controllable, then the system can be controlled, or driven from the state 0 to any specified state \({\mathop{\rm v}\nolimits} \) (in \({\mathbb{R}^n}\)) in at most \(n\) steps, simply by choosing an appropriate control sequence in \({\mathbb{R}^m}\). This fact is illustrated in Exercise 18 for \(n = 4\) and \(m = 2\). For a further discussion of controllability, see this text’s website (Case study for Chapter 4).

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