Linear Algebra and Its Applications (5th Edition)

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Chapter 2 - Matrix Algebra - 2.3 Exercises - Page 117: 24

Answer

Not Necessarily.

Work Step by Step

The problem specifies that $Lx=0$ has the trivial solution, but it never specifies that $Lx=0$ has $only$ the trivial solution. Because all homogenous systems can have the trivial solution, the system $Lx=0$ could be either linearly dependent or linearly independent. Therefore, we cannot make any statements about columns or span based on the information given; the columns of A do not necessarily span $R^{n}$. $Note:$ Had the problem specified that $Lx=0$ has $only$ the trivial solution, statement (d) in Theorem 8 would be valid. With statement (d) valid, statement (h) in Theorem 8 could provide that the columns of L span $R^{n}$ .
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