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Determine which of the following sets of vectors form a basis for R 3 . S = {(1, 0, −1),(2, 5, 1),(0, −4, 3)}, T = {(−1, 3, 2),(3, −1, −3),(1, 5, 1)}.
Solution:
Check whether
is linearly independent.
Let
This in matrix form is
By
By
is linearly independent.
Check .
Let
.
To find
such that
.
This in matrix form is
By
By
.
.
Hence,
is the basis of
.
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Check whether
is linearly independent.
Let
This in matrix form is
By
By
Since the rank of the matrix is less than the number of unknown
, there is
free variable.
Since
are not zero ,
is linearly dependent and hence not a basis of
.