Question

5. Determine whether the following statements are true or false. Justify your response. (a) There exist homogeneous systems of linear equations which are not consistent. (b) If for each b in Rm the equation Ax = b has a solution, then the columns of A span Rm (c) The columns of any 4 × 5 matrix are linearly dependent. (d) Let A be an m x n matrix, u and v be vectors in R", and c and d be scalars. If u and v are both solutions of the homogeneous system Ax = 0, then w = cu + dv is also a solution of Ax = 0.

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