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What is a linear equation?

  • An equation that has multiple solutions
  • An equation involving complex numbers
  • An equation that can be written in the form a1x1 + a2x2 +...+ anxn = b (correct)
  • An equation with no variables

What are coefficients?

Coefficients are the numerical factors in a linear equation.

What is a system of linear equations?

  • A collection of one or more linear equations involving the same set of variables (correct)
  • A single linear equation
  • An equation with no solutions
  • An equation with a single variable

What is a solution in the context of a linear system?

<p>A list (s1, s2,..., sn) of numbers that satisfies each equation in the system.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a solution set?

<p>The set of all possible solutions of a linear system.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are equivalent linear systems?

<p>Linear systems with the same solution set.</p> Signup and view all the answers

A consistent linear system has no solutions.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

An inconsistent linear system has at least one solution.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a matrix?

<p>A rectangular array of numbers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a coefficient matrix?

<p>A matrix whose entries are the coefficients of a system of linear equations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an augmented matrix?

<p>A matrix composed of a coefficient matrix and one or more additional columns.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does size refer to in a matrix?

<p>Two numbers specifying the number of rows (m) and columns (n) in the matrix.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a row equivalent matrix?

<p>Two matrices that can be transformed into one another through a sequence of row operations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a leading entry in a matrix?

<p>The leftmost nonzero entry in a row of a matrix.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What characterizes an echelon matrix?

<p>Nonzero rows are above rows of all zeros and leading entries move to the right (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a reduced echelon matrix?

<p>An echelon matrix with leading entries being 1 and only nonzero entry in its column.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a pivot position?

<p>A position in a matrix corresponding to a leading entry in an echelon form.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a pivot column?

<p>A column that contains a pivot position.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a pivot?

<p>A nonzero number used in pivot positions or changed into a leading 1.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the forward phase in matrix reduction?

<p>The first part of the algorithm that reduces a matrix to echelon form.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the backward phase in matrix reduction?

<p>The last part of the algorithm that reduces an echelon form matrix to a reduced echelon form.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a basic variable?

<p>A variable in a linear system that corresponds to a pivot column in the coefficient matrix.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a free variable?

<p>Any variable in a linear system that is not a basic variable.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a flop in the context of arithmetic operations?

<p>One arithmetic operation (+, -, *, /) on two real floating point numbers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a column vector?

<p>A matrix with only one column or a single column of a matrix with several columns.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a zero vector?

<p>The unique vector denoted by a bold 0 such that u + 0 = u for all u.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a linear combination?

<p>A sum of scalar multiples of vectors.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are weights in a linear combination?

<p>The scalars used in a linear combination.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the product Ax?

<p>The linear combination of the columns of A using the corresponding entries in x as weights.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a matrix equation?

<p>An equation that involves at least one matrix, such as Ax = b.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Span{v1,..., vp} represent?

<p>The set of all linear combinations of v1,..., vp.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a homogeneous equation?

<p>An equation of the form Ax = 0.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a trivial solution?

<p>The solution x = 0 of a homogeneous equation Ax = 0.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Study Notes

Linear Algebra Basics

  • A linear equation takes the form (a_1x_1 + a_2x_2 + \ldots + a_nx_n = b) with coefficients as real or complex numbers.
  • Coefficients are the multipliers of the variables in a linear equation.

Systems of Linear Equations

  • A system of linear equations consists of multiple linear equations sharing the same variable set.
  • A solution to a linear system is a specific set of values that satisfies all equations in the system.
  • A solution set encompasses all possible solutions to a linear system.

Types of Linear Systems

  • Equivalent linear systems have identical solution sets.
  • A consistent linear system has at least one solution, while an inconsistent linear system has no solutions.

Matrices and Their Types

  • A matrix is a rectangular array of numbers organized in rows and columns.
  • The coefficient matrix contains the coefficients from a linear system, while an augmented matrix includes the coefficient matrix along with additional columns for constants.
  • The size of a matrix is specified as (m \times n), indicating (m) rows and (n) columns.

Matrix Forms

  • An m x n matrix includes (m) rows and (n) columns.
  • Row equivalent matrices can be transformed into one another through a sequence of row operations.
  • A leading entry is the first nonzero entry in a row of a matrix.

Echelon Forms

  • An echelon matrix follows three key properties regarding nonzero rows and leading entries.
  • A reduced echelon matrix meets the criteria of an echelon matrix with additional specifications on leading entries being 1 and unique in their columns.

Row Reduction Process

  • Row reduced matrices achieve further simplification through elimination of variables.
  • Pivot positions mark locations in a matrix associated with leading entries in its echelon form, while a pivot column contains a pivot position.
  • A pivot is a nonzero element utilized to create zeros in other rows through operations.

Phases of Row Reduction

  • The forward phase refers to the initial step of the algorithm that simplifies a matrix to echelon form.
  • The backward phase transforms the echelon form into reduced echelon form.

Variables in Linear Systems

  • Basic variables correspond to pivot columns in the coefficient matrix.
  • Free variables are any variables not linked to a pivot and can take on arbitrary values.

Additional Concepts

  • A flop represents a single arithmetic operation involving two floating point numbers.
  • A column vector is a matrix with one column, while the zero vector is unique and adds to any vector without changing it.
  • A linear combination is the sum of scalar multiples of vectors, where weights are the scalars applied in the combination.
  • The product (Ax) results from combining the matrix (A) columns using corresponding entries in (x) as weights.
  • The matrix equation (Ax = b) illustrates the relationship between matrices, where a solution yields (b).
  • (Span{v_1, \ldots, v_p}) represents all linear combinations of the vectors (v_1) to (v_p).
  • A homogeneous equation takes the form (Ax = 0), resulting in the trivial solution where (x = 0).

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