Linear Algebra and Its Applications (5th Edition)

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Chapter 1 - Linear Equations in Linear Algebra - 1.8 Exercises - Page 69: 12

Answer

No, this $\vec{b}$ is not in the range of this linear transformation.

Work Step by Step

We row reduce the augmented matrix $[\mathbf{A}\ \vec{b}]$ and find that, in producing an echelon matrix, we have a row of the form $[0\ 0\ 0\ 0\ 1]$. Hence, by Theorem 2, the equation is inconsistent.
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