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Homework Statement
For each matrix, can you write the third column of the matrix as a linear combination
of the first two columns?
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\left[ \begin{array}{cccc} 1 & 2 & 3 \\ 7 & 8 & 9 \\ 4 & 5 & 6 \end{array} \right]
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Homework Equations
x=a(U1)+b(U2)
The Attempt at a Solution
I let x equal the third column, U1 as the first column, and U2 as the second column. I solved the augmented matrix and got:
[tex]
\left[ \begin{array}{cccc} 1 & 0 & -1 \\ 0 & 1 & 2 \\ 0 & 0 & 0 \end{array} \right]
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which a=-1, b=2.
This where I'm confused. Do I just multiply a by the first column and b by the second then that will give me a matrix that is the linear combination wrt the third column?