We solve some basic exercises to decide on the linear dependence, or not, of some sets of vectors in 2 and 3 dimensions. These simple cases can be done by inspection without Gaussian elimination.

Some simple exercises on linear (in)dependence (MathsCasts)

These MathsCasts were produced by the mathematics support centres at Swinburne University, the University of Limerick and Loughborough University. They were part of a collaborative research project to develop high quality resources and investigate the effectiveness of MathsCasts to support mathematics learning. The full set of resources are available at http://commons.swin.edu.au/s/mathscasts MathsCasts are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License

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Some simple exercises on linear (in)dependence (MathsCasts)

Some simple exercises on linear (in)dependence (MathsCasts)