Let A ∈ Rm×n, B ∈ Rn×r, and C = AB. Show that (a) if the column vectors of B are linearly dependent, then the column vectors of C must be linearly dependent. (b) if the row vectors of A are linearly dependent, then the row vectors of C are linearly dependent.

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Let A ∈ Rm×n, B ∈ Rn×r, and C = AB. Show that
(a) if the column vectors of B are linearly dependent,
then the column vectors of C must be
linearly dependent.
(b) if the row vectors of A are linearly dependent,
then the row vectors of C are linearly
dependent.

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