determining whether sets of matrices in a vectorspace are linearly independent?

tiny-tim

hi n00bot!

yes, that's correct

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checking independence only involves scalar multiplication,

so the matrix structure is irrelevant, and you can treat the matrix components as if they were just vector components

tiny-tim Blog Entries: 27 Recognitions: Gold Member Homework Help Science Advisor	hi n00bot! yes, that's correct … checking independence only involves scalar multiplication, so the matrix structure is irrelevant, and you can treat the matrix components as if they were just vector components