Linear Algebra: A Modern Introduction

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Chapter 3 - Matrices - 3.2 Matrix Algebra - Exercises 3.2 - Page 161: 7

Answer

$B$ can not be expressed as a linear combination of $A_1$, $A_2$ and $A_3$.

Work Step by Step

Let $$ B=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}{3} & {1} &{1} \\ {0}& {1} & {0}\end{array}\right], \quad A_1=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}{1} & {0} &{-1}\\ {0} & {1}&{0}\end{array}\right], \quad A_2=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}{-1} & {2}&{0} \\ {0}&{1} & {0}\end{array}\right], \quad A_3=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}{1} & { 1} &{1} \\ {0} & {0}&{0}\end{array}\right] $$ We have $$B=aA_1+bA_2+cA_3=a\left[\begin{array}{ccc}{1} & {0} &{-1}\\ {0} & {1}&{0}\end{array}\right]+b\left[\begin{array}{ccc}{-1} & {2}&{0} \\ {0}&{1} & {0}\end{array}\right]+c\left[\begin{array}{ccc}{1} & { 1} &{1} \\ {0} & {0}&{0}\end{array}\right] $$ and hence we get the system $$a-b+c=3, \quad 2b+c=1,\quad -a+c=1, \quad a+b=1.$$ One can see easily thst the above system is inconsistence and has no solutions. So, $B$ can not be expressed as a linear combination of $A_1$, $A_2$ and $A_3$.
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