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The discussion revolves around the relationship between the invertibility of a matrix and the dimensions of its image, as presented in a textbook problem. Participants are exploring concepts related to linear maps and their properties, particularly focusing on the rank-nullity theorem.

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  • The original poster attempts to understand how the dimension of the image relates to the matrix's invertibility, expressing confusion about the textbook's assumptions. Other participants suggest reviewing specific sections related to linear maps and the rank-nullity theorem, but the original poster seeks more targeted guidance.

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The discussion is ongoing, with participants providing references to theoretical concepts but lacking a clear consensus or resolution. Some guidance has been offered regarding relevant sections of the material, though the original poster indicates that this has not fully addressed their question.

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The original poster expresses frustration with the amount of theory presented in the textbook and seeks specific information to clarify their understanding of the problem. There is an implication that the original question may not have been adequately addressed in the responses provided.

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in this question my book makes a certain presumption

that some how the ability for the matrix to be inversible
connects to its dim Im

can you say how it works in this question?

http://img441.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img86041mw3.jpg
 
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Have you learned about linear maps yet? There are some nice relations such as these which will help you out here.
 
it doesn't help me much in solving this question
can you please be more spesifiv about where to read in this page
because there are a lot of theory
which i already know

can you answer to my original question
 
anyone??
 
I linked to a very specific section of that page, namely the one stating
If f : V \to W is linear, we define the kernel and the image or range of f by
:\operatorname{ker}(f)=\{\,x\in V:f(x)=0\,\}
:\operatorname{im}(f)=\{\,w\in W:w=f(x),x\in V\,\}
ker(f) is a subspace of V and im(f) is a subspace of W. The following dimension formula, known as the rank-nullity theorem, is often useful:
\dim(\ker( f )) + \dim(\operatorname{im}( f )) = \dim( V )

Now if you have some knowledge of linear maps and such (which I presume you do, or should have at least, because the book uses terms like kernel and image in the first place), the statement will immediately follow.
 

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