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Linear Algebra: Span and Linear Independence

Using the criteria for linear dependence without division, determine if the columns of a given 2x2 matrix are linearly dependent.

Determine if the set of vectors (1,2,0)(1, -2, 0), (4,0,8)(4, 0, 8), (3,1,5)(3, -1, 5) is linearly independent or dependent by performing row reduction.

Are the vectors v1=(1,2,3)\mathbf{v}_1 = (1, 2, 3), v2=(2,1,4)\mathbf{v}_2 = (2, -1, 4), and v3=(0,5,2)\mathbf{v}_3 = (0, 5, 2) linearly independent?

Given a homogeneous system of linear equations in the form Ax=0A \mathbf{x} = 0, describe the solution set in parametric vector form.

Put these three vectors into a matrix, row reduce it, and identify how many pivots we get to determine the dimension of the span.

Find the span of these two vectors in R4\mathbb{R}^4 using the row reduction technique to determine the dimension.

Determine the dimension of the span for these three vectors in R3\mathbb{R}^3 by putting them in a matrix and row reducing to find the number of pivots.

Given three vectors from R3\mathbb{R}^3, which are (2, 1, -1), (0, 2, 2), and (-1, -1, -1), determine their span by forming the linear combination av1+bv2+cv3a\mathbf{v_1} + b\mathbf{v_2} + c\mathbf{v_3} where a,b,a, b, and cc are scalars.

Is a given vector W=[124]W = \begin{bmatrix} 1 \\ 2 \\ 4 \end{bmatrix} in the span of two vectors U=[101]U = \begin{bmatrix} 1 \\ 0 \\ 1 \end{bmatrix} and V=[011]V = \begin{bmatrix} 0 \\ 1 \\ 1 \end{bmatrix}?