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Linear Algebra Definitions

A unit vector is a vector with a length of 1. A matrix is invertible if there exists an inverse matrix that undoes the original transformation. A subspace is a subset of vectors that is closed under addition and scalar multiplication. The column space of a matrix contains all possible linear combinations of its columns and a system of equations is solvable if the vector b is contained within the column space of the matrix A.

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Linear Algebra Definitions

A unit vector is a vector with a length of 1. A matrix is invertible if there exists an inverse matrix that undoes the original transformation. A subspace is a subset of vectors that is closed under addition and scalar multiplication. The column space of a matrix contains all possible linear combinations of its columns and a system of equations is solvable if the vector b is contained within the column space of the matrix A.

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DEFINITION A unit vector u is a vector whose length equals one. Then u · u = 1.

DEFINITION The matrix A is invertible if there exists a matrix A-1 that "inverts" A

DEFINITION The space Rn consists of all column vectors v with n components.

DEFINITION A subspace of a vector space is a set of vectors (including 0) that satisfies two requirements: If v and
ware vectors in the subspace and c is any scalar, then

(i) v + w is in the subspace (ii) cv is in the subspace.

DEFINITION The column space consists of all linear combinations of the columns. The combinations are all possible
vectors Ax. They fill the column space C(A).

The system Ax = b is solvable if and only if b is in the column space of A.

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