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What is a linear combination?
What characterizes a linear equation?
A linear combination that sums to some constant, with a solution set of vectors.
Define homogeneous linear equation.
A linear equation with a constant of zero.
What is Gauss' method?
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What defines a vector space?
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What is a trivial space?
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State the 0 vector space lemma.
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What is a subspace?
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What does span mean in linear algebra?
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What is the span lemma?
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Define linear independence.
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What is linear dependence?
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What does the linear independence lemma state?
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What is a leading variable?
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What is echelon form?
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What are row operations?
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What is the solution set of a linear system?
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Define free variable.
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What does singular refer to in linear algebra?
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What does nonsingular refer to?
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What characterizes a row reduced echelon form?
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What does the reversibility lemma state?
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What does the 'reduces to' lemma describe?
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Define row equivalence.
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What does the linear combination lemma state?
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What does the row reduced echelon form theorem state?
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Define a vector.
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What is the solution to a linear equation?
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What is a vector sum?
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What is scalar multiplication?
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Define a matrix.
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What is an entry in a matrix?
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What does the set dependence lemma state?
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Study Notes
Linear Algebra Concepts
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Linear Combination: A representation of a vector as a sum of scalar multiples of other vectors. Formulated as (a_1x_1 + a_2x_2 + ... + a_nx_n).
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Linear Equation: A specific type of linear combination that equals a constant (d), expressed as (a_1x_1 + a_2x_2 + ... + a_nx_n = d).
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Homogeneous Equation: A linear equation where the constant is zero, characterized by (a_1x_1 + a_2x_2 + ... + a_nx_n = 0).
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Gauss' Method: Techniques for manipulating equations, including: switching two equations, multiplying an equation by a non-zero scalar, and replacing an equation with a scaled sum of itself and another equation.
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Vector Space: A collection of vectors satisfying these conditions: closed under addition and scalar multiplication, contains the zero vector, commutativity, associativity, existence of additive inverses, and identity for scalar multiplication.
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Trivial Space: A vector space consisting solely of the zero vector, containing only one element.
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0 Vector Space Lemma: Establishes properties such as (0 \cdot v = 0), ((-1 \cdot v) + v = 0), and (r \cdot 0 = 0).
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Subspace: A subset of a vector space that meets all the vector space criteria itself.
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Span: The complete set of possible linear combinations of a subset of vectors from a vector space.
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Span Lemma: This asserts that the span of any subset of a vector space constitutes a subspace.
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Linear Independence: Denotes a set of vectors where no vector is a linear combination of others in the set.
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Linear Dependence: Describes a situation where at least one vector in the set can be represented as a linear combination of others.
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Linear Independence Lemma: A characterization of linear independence; a subset is independent if the only solution to the equation (c_1s_1 + c_2s_2 + ... + c_ns_n = 0) is when all coefficients (c_i) are zero.
Matrix Operations
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Leading Variable: The first non-zero variable in any row of a matrix.
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Echelon Form: A matrix form where leading variables are consistently to the right of leading variables in preceding rows, maintaining a triangular structure.
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Row Operations: Fundamental operations for manipulating matrices: swapping rows, multiplying a row by a non-zero scalar, and adding a scaled row to another.
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Linear System Solution Set: The complete solution representation, incorporating particular solutions and free variables.
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Free Variable: A variable in echelon form that does not serve as a leading variable.
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Singular Matrix: A coefficient matrix of a homogeneous system that possesses infinitely many solutions.
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Nonsingular Matrix: A coefficient matrix that yields a unique solution for a homogeneous system.
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Row Reduced Echelon Form: A modified matrix form where each leading variable is isolated and equals 1, while all other entries in the column are zero.
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Reversibility Lemma: Indicates that all elementary row operations can be reversed.
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'Reduces to' Lemma: Establishes an equivalence relation among matrices concerning reducibility via elementary operations.
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Row Equivalence: A condition where two matrices can be converted into one another through a series of elementary row operations.
Additional Concepts
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Linear Combination Lemma: States that a linear combination of linear combinations is still a linear combination.
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Row Reduced Echelon Form Theorem: Asserts that every matrix is row equivalent to a unique row reduced echelon form.
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Vector: An Mx1 matrix denoted by its components.
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Solution to a Linear Equation: Represents the set of vectors that satisfy a linear system.
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Vector Sum: The component-wise addition of two vectors.
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Scalar Multiplication: The multiplication of every component of a vector by a scalar value.
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Matrix: An array of numbers arranged in M rows and N columns.
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Entry: Any individual number or element contained within a matrix.
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Set Dependence Lemma: Refers to the concept of linear independence in a subset context.
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