Differential Equations and Linear Algebra (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32196-467-5
ISBN 13: 978-0-32196-467-0

Chapter 4 - Vector Spaces - 4.4 Spanning Sets - Problems - Page 283: 26

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Given: $A=\begin{bmatrix} 1 & -3 & 2 \end{bmatrix}$ Obtain: $\begin{bmatrix} 1 & -3 & 2 \end{bmatrix}\begin{bmatrix} x_1\\x_2\\x_3 \end{bmatrix}=0$ We have the system: $x_1-3x_2+2x_3=0\\ \rightarrow x_1=3x_2-2x_3$ Then $N(A)=(x_1,x_2,x_3) \in R^3:x_1=0)\\ \rightarrow (x_1,x_2) \in N(A),x_1=3x_2-2x_3\\ \rightarrow (3x_2-2x_3,x_2,x_3)=x_2(3,1,0)+x_3(-2,0,1)$ Hence, $N(A)=span ((3,1,0),(-2,0,1))$
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