Label the following statements as true or false. (a) The zero vector is a linear combination of any nonempty set of vectors. (b) The span of ∅ is ∅. (c) If S is a subset of a vector space V, then span(S) equals the intersection of all subspaces of V that contain S. (d) In solving a system of linear equations, it is permissible to multiply an equation by any constant.  (e) In solving a system of linear equations, it is permissible to add any multiple of one equation to another. (f) Every system of linear equations has a solution.

Linear Algebra: A Modern Introduction
4th Edition
ISBN:9781285463247
Author:David Poole
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Chapter7: Distance And Approximation
Section7.3: Least Squares Approximation
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Label the following statements as true or false.

(a) The zero vector is a linear combination of any nonempty set of vectors.

(b) The span of ∅ is ∅.

(c) If S is a subset of a vector space V, then span(S) equals the intersection of all subspaces of V that contain S.

(d) In solving a system of linear equations, it is permissible to multiply an equation by any constant. 

(e) In solving a system of linear equations, it is permissible to add any multiple of one equation to another.

(f) Every system of linear equations has a solution.

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