Linear Algebra and Its Applications (5th Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Vector Spaces - 4.3 Exercises - Page 217: 30

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Because there are greater than n vectors, an n by k matrix whose columns are the vectors $v_1$ to $v_k$ will have free variables, which means the vectors are not linearly independent and the set is not a basis for $R^n$.
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