INTRODUCTION Linear algebra is the math of vectors and matrices. The vectors \(v_1=(1,1,0)\) and \(v_2=(1,-1,0)\) span a subspace of \(\mathbb{R}^3\). Draw a vector with its tail at the point \(\left( 0,0,0\right)\) and its tip at the point \(\left( a,b,c\right)\). It follows that \(\left\{ \vec{u}_{1},\cdots ,\vec{u}_{s},\vec{v}_{1},\cdots ,\vec{v} _{r}\right\}\) is a basis for \(V\) and so \[n=s+r=\dim \left( \ker \left( T\right) \right) +\dim \left( \mathrm{im}\left( T\right) \right)\nonumber \], Let \(T:V\rightarrow W\) be a linear transformation and suppose \(V,W\) are finite dimensional vector spaces. Let nbe a positive integer and let R denote the set of real numbers, then Rnis the set of all n-tuples of real numbers. By setting up the augmented matrix and row reducing, we end up with \[\left [ \begin{array}{rr|r} 1 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 & 0 \end{array} \right ]\nonumber \], This tells us that \(x = 0\) and \(y = 0\). Here we consider the case where the linear map is not necessarily an isomorphism. 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If a consistent linear system of equations has a free variable, it has infinite solutions. [2] Then why include it? We can picture that perhaps all three lines would meet at one point, giving exactly 1 solution; perhaps all three equations describe the same line, giving an infinite number of solutions; perhaps we have different lines, but they do not all meet at the same point, giving no solution. \end{aligned}\end{align} \nonumber \]. It consists of all polynomials in \(\mathbb{P}_1\) that have \(1\) for a root. A consistent linear system of equations will have exactly one solution if and only if there is a leading 1 for each variable in the system. The following examines what happens if both \(S\) and \(T\) are onto. as a standard basis, and therefore = More generally, =, and even more generally, = for any field. If you're behind a web filter, please make sure that the domains *.kastatic.org and *.kasandbox.org are unblocked. . Accessibility StatementFor more information contact us atinfo@libretexts.org. We dont particularly care about the solution, only that we would have exactly one as both \(x_1\) and \(x_2\) would correspond to a leading one and hence be dependent variables. In those cases we leave the variable in the system just to remind ourselves that it is there. By Proposition \(\PageIndex{1}\), \(A\) is one to one, and so \(T\) is also one to one. First, a definition: if there are infinite solutions, what do we call one of those infinite solutions? Let \(T: \mathbb{M}_{22} \mapsto \mathbb{R}^2\) be defined by \[T \left [ \begin{array}{cc} a & b \\ c & d \end{array} \right ] = \left [ \begin{array}{c} a - b \\ c + d \end{array} \right ]\nonumber \] Then \(T\) is a linear transformation. Accessibility StatementFor more information contact us atinfo@libretexts.org. Suppose \(\vec{x}_1\) and \(\vec{x}_2\) are vectors in \(\mathbb{R}^n\). Now we want to know if \(T\) is one to one. We have just introduced a new term, the word free. From Proposition \(\PageIndex{1}\), \(\mathrm{im}\left( T\right)\) is a subspace of \(W.\) By Theorem 9.4.8, there exists a basis for \(\mathrm{im}\left( T\right) ,\left\{ T(\vec{v}_{1}),\cdots ,T(\vec{v}_{r})\right\} .\) Similarly, there is a basis for \(\ker \left( T\right) ,\left\{ \vec{u} _{1},\cdots ,\vec{u}_{s}\right\}\). So suppose \(\left [ \begin{array}{c} a \\ b \end{array} \right ] \in \mathbb{R}^{2}.\) Does there exist \(\left [ \begin{array}{c} x \\ y \end{array} \right ] \in \mathbb{R}^2\) such that \(T\left [ \begin{array}{c} x \\ y \end{array} \right ] =\left [ \begin{array}{c} a \\ b \end{array} \right ] ?\) If so, then since \(\left [ \begin{array}{c} a \\ b \end{array} \right ]\) is an arbitrary vector in \(\mathbb{R}^{2},\) it will follow that \(T\) is onto. This situation feels a little unusual,\(^{3}\) for \(x_3\) doesnt appear in any of the equations above, but cannot overlook it; it is still a free variable since there is not a leading 1 that corresponds to it. (We cannot possibly pick values for \(x\) and \(y\) so that \(2x+2y\) equals both 0 and 4. We need to know how to do this; understanding the process has benefits. Returning to the original system, this says that if, \[\left [ \begin{array}{cc} 1 & 1 \\ 1 & 2\\ \end{array} \right ] \left [ \begin{array}{c} x\\ y \end{array} \right ] = \left [ \begin{array}{c} 0 \\ 0 \end{array} \right ]\nonumber \], then \[\left [ \begin{array}{c} x \\ y \end{array} \right ] = \left [ \begin{array}{c} 0 \\ 0 \end{array} \right ]\nonumber \]. Suppose then that \[\sum_{i=1}^{r}c_{i}\vec{v}_{i}+\sum_{j=1}^{s}a_{j}\vec{u}_{j}=0\nonumber \] Apply \(T\) to both sides to obtain \[\sum_{i=1}^{r}c_{i}T(\vec{v}_{i})+\sum_{j=1}^{s}a_{j}T(\vec{u} _{j})=\sum_{i=1}^{r}c_{i}T(\vec{v}_{i})= \vec{0}\nonumber \] Since \(\left\{ T(\vec{v}_{1}),\cdots ,T(\vec{v}_{r})\right\}\) is linearly independent, it follows that each \(c_{i}=0.\) Hence \(\sum_{j=1}^{s}a_{j}\vec{u }_{j}=0\) and so, since the \(\left\{ \vec{u}_{1},\cdots ,\vec{u}_{s}\right\}\) are linearly independent, it follows that each \(a_{j}=0\) also. We will start by looking at onto. Lets continue this visual aspect of considering solutions to linear systems. Now we have seen three more examples with different solution types. Hence by Definition \(\PageIndex{1}\), \(T\) is one to one. Linear Algebra finds applications in virtually every area of mathematics, including Multivariate Calculus, Differential Equations, and Probability Theory. Give an example (different from those given in the text) of a 2 equation, 2 unknown linear system that is not consistent. Recall that if \(S\) and \(T\) are linear transformations, we can discuss their composite denoted \(S \circ T\). The statement \(\ker \left( T \right) =\left\{ \vec{0}\right\}\) is equivalent to saying if \(T \left( \vec{v} \right)=\vec{0},\) it follows that \(\vec{v}=\vec{0}\). Most modern geometrical concepts are based on linear algebra. Find a basis for \(\mathrm{ker} (T)\) and \(\mathrm{im}(T)\). [3] What kind of situation would lead to a column of all zeros? If we were to consider a linear system with three equations and two unknowns, we could visualize the solution by graphing the corresponding three lines. We often call a linear transformation which is one-to-one an injection. 3.Now multiply the resulting matrix in 2 with the vector x we want to transform. Consider the reduced row echelon form of an augmented matrix of a linear system of equations. Isolate the w. When dividing or multiplying by a negative number, always flip the inequality sign: Move the negative sign from the denominator to the numerator: Find the greatest common factor of the numerator and denominator: 3. Step-by-step solution. We can visualize this situation in Figure \(\PageIndex{1}\) (c); the two lines are parallel and never intersect. Here we consider the case where the linear map is not necessarily an isomorphism. By Proposition \(\PageIndex{1}\) it is enough to show that \(A\vec{x}=0\) implies \(\vec{x}=0\). \end{aligned}\end{align} \nonumber \], Find the solution to a linear system whose augmented matrix in reduced row echelon form is, \[\left[\begin{array}{ccccc}{1}&{0}&{0}&{2}&{3}\\{0}&{1}&{0}&{4}&{5}\end{array}\right] \nonumber \], Converting the two rows into equations we have \[\begin{align}\begin{aligned} x_1 + 2x_4 &= 3 \\ x_2 + 4x_4&=5.\\ \end{aligned}\end{align} \nonumber \], We see that \(x_1\) and \(x_2\) are our dependent variables, for they correspond to the leading 1s. In this case, we have an infinite solution set, just as if we only had the one equation \(x+y=1\). Answer by ntnk (54) ( Show Source ): You can put this solution on YOUR website! For what values of \(k\) will the given system have exactly one solution, infinite solutions, or no solution? \[\overrightarrow{PQ} = \left [ \begin{array}{c} q_{1}-p_{1}\\ \vdots \\ q_{n}-p_{n} \end{array} \right ] = \overrightarrow{0Q} - \overrightarrow{0P}\nonumber \]. Prove that if \(T\) and \(S\) are one to one, then \(S \circ T\) is one-to-one. Create the corresponding augmented matrix, and then put the matrix into reduced row echelon form. \\ \end{aligned}\end{align} \nonumber \]. These definitions help us understand when a consistent system of linear equations will have infinite solutions. Note that while the definition uses \(x_1\) and \(x_2\) to label the coordinates and you may be used to \(x\) and \(y\), these notations are equivalent. Let \(\vec{z}\in \mathbb{R}^m\). Figure \(\PageIndex{1}\): The three possibilities for two linear equations with two unknowns. Similarly, by Corollary \(\PageIndex{1}\), if \(S\) is onto it will have \(\mathrm{rank}(S) = \mathrm{dim}(\mathbb{M}_{22}) = 4\). What exactly is a free variable? You can think of the components of a vector as directions for obtaining the vector. Any point within this coordinate plane is identified by where it is located along the \(x\) axis, and also where it is located along the \(y\) axis. In the previous section, we learned how to find the reduced row echelon form of a matrix using Gaussian elimination by hand. In the two previous examples we have used the word free to describe certain variables. We will first find the kernel of \(T\). In other words, linear algebra is the study of linear functions and vectors. Our first example explores officially a quick example used in the introduction of this section. However, the second equation of our system says that \(2x+2y= 4\). Therefore, well do a little more practice. Two F-vector spaces are called isomorphic if there exists an invertible linear map between them. We also acknowledge previous National Science Foundation support under grant numbers 1246120, 1525057, and 1413739. Then in fact, both \(\mathrm{im}\left( T\right)\) and \(\ker \left( T\right)\) are subspaces of \(W\) and \(V\) respectively. By looking at the matrix given by \(\eqref{ontomatrix}\), you can see that there is a unique solution given by \(x=2a-b\) and \(y=b-a\). linear independence for every finite subset {, ,} of B, if + + = for some , , in F, then = = =; spanning property for every vector v in V . Next suppose \(T(\vec{v}_{1}),T(\vec{v}_{2})\) are two vectors in \(\mathrm{im}\left( T\right) .\) Then if \(a,b\) are scalars, \[aT(\vec{v}_{2})+bT(\vec{v}_{2})=T\left( a\vec{v}_{1}+b\vec{v}_{2}\right)\nonumber \] and this last vector is in \(\mathrm{im}\left( T\right)\) by definition. Consider \(n=3\). \end{aligned}\end{align} \nonumber \], (In the second particular solution we picked unusual values for \(x_3\) and \(x_4\) just to highlight the fact that we can.). A special case was done earlier in the context of matrices. This helps us learn not only the technique but some of its inner workings. We can then use technology once we have mastered the technique and are now learning how to use it to solve problems. These two equations tell us that the values of \(x_1\) and \(x_2\) depend on what \(x_3\) is. How can we tell what kind of solution (if one exists) a given system of linear equations has? This form is also very useful when solving systems of two linear equations. for a finite set of \(k\) polynomials \(p_1(z),\ldots,p_k(z)\). This follows from the definition of matrix multiplication. We have a leading 1 in the last column, so therefore the system is inconsistent. 2. One can probably see that free and independent are relatively synonymous. Then \(W=V\) if and only if the dimension of \(W\) is also \(n\). Now, consider the case of Rn . \end{aligned}\end{align} \nonumber \], \[\begin{align}\begin{aligned} x_1 &= 3\\ x_2 &=1 \\ x_3 &= 1 . Take any linear combination c 1 sin ( t) + c 2 cos ( t), assume that the c i (atleast one of which is non-zero) exist such that it is zero for all t, and derive a contradiction. We have \[\begin{align}\begin{aligned} x_1 + 2x_3 &= 2 \\ x_2-x_3&=3 \end{aligned}\end{align} \nonumber \] or, equivalently, \[\begin{align}\begin{aligned} x_1 &= 2-2x_3 \\ x_2&=3+x_3\\x_3&\text{ is free.} Therefore by the above theorem \(T\) is onto but not one to one. 1. It is used to stress that idea that \(x_2\) can take on any value; we are free to choose any value for \(x_2\). Again, more practice is called for. Thus by Lemma 9.7.1 \(T\) is one to one. Therefore, we have shown that for any \(a, b\), there is a \(\left [ \begin{array}{c} x \\ y \end{array} \right ]\) such that \(T\left [ \begin{array}{c} x \\ y \end{array} \right ] =\left [ \begin{array}{c} a \\ b \end{array} \right ]\). A consistent linear system of equations will have exactly one solution if and only if there is a leading 1 for each variable in the system.
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