Dimension of column- and rowspace

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[SOLVED] Dimension of column- and rowspace

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My book doesn't answer this question clearly, but I have notived the following connection:

Does the dimension of the rowspace of a matrix equal the dimension of the columnspace of a matrix which equals the rank of the matrix?
 
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If the matrix has real elements, the row and column spaces have the same dimension. Furthermore, the rank of A equals the dimension of the row space of A.
 
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