Relationship of an invertible matrix in spanning set and linear independence

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An invertible matrix is defined by its ability to have linearly independent columns or rows, which are considered as vectors in Rn. Specifically, an n by n matrix is invertible if and only if its columns (or rows) are linearly independent. Furthermore, an invertible matrix's columns span Rn, meaning they can represent any vector in that space. This relationship is crucial for understanding the properties of matrices in linear algebra.

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What could we say if a matrix is invertible? Could we say that it can span and is linearly independent?
 
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I have no idea what you are talking about! "Span" and "linearly independent" are properties of sets of vectors, not matrices. Are you referring to the columns or rows as a vectors?

If so, then, yes, a matrix is invertible if and only if its columns (equivalently, rows) thought of as vectors in Rn are independent.

But I still don't know what you mean by "can span". Can span what? Any set of vector spans something. It is true that if an n by n matrix is invertible then its columns (equivalently, rows) thought of as vectors in Rn span Rn.
 

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