n00bot
Jul22-11, 02:28 PM
Given matrices in a vectorspace, how do you go about determining if they are independent or not?
Since elements in a given vectorspace (like matrices) are vector elements of the space, I think we'd solve this the same way as we've solved for vectors in R1 -- c1u1 + c2u2 + c3u3 = 0. But I'm not sure I'm setting it up right. I assume that three 2x2 matrices in r2, for example: (a,b;c,d), (e,f; g,h), (i,j;k,l) where a semi-colon denotes a new line, would be set up like this:
a e i
b f j
c g k
d h l
Am I understanding this correctly?
Since elements in a given vectorspace (like matrices) are vector elements of the space, I think we'd solve this the same way as we've solved for vectors in R1 -- c1u1 + c2u2 + c3u3 = 0. But I'm not sure I'm setting it up right. I assume that three 2x2 matrices in r2, for example: (a,b;c,d), (e,f; g,h), (i,j;k,l) where a semi-colon denotes a new line, would be set up like this:
a e i
b f j
c g k
d h l
Am I understanding this correctly?