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Mohamed Abdul
Homework Statement
Given the six vectors below:
1. Find the largest number of linearly independent vectors among these. Be sure to carefully describe how you would go about doing so before you start the computation.
2 .Let the 6 vectors form the columns of a matrix A. Find the dimension of and a basis for the column space of A.
3. Find the dimension of and a basis for the row space of A.
4. Find the dimension of and a basis for the null space of A.
5. Find the rank and the nullity of A.
Homework Equations
Gaussian elimination method given here: mathworld.wolfram.com/GaussianElimination.html
The Attempt at a Solution
For 1, I tried setting up a matrix using each of these vectors as rows. Then, after Gaussian elimination, I will see all the non-zero rows, adding them up, and having that be my largest number of linearly independent vectors. My question is what separates part 1 from part 2 of the problem, or if I'm even doing this correctly at all.