Let \(c_{1},\ldots,c_{n}\) be scalars, not all zero, such that…

GATE · 2017 · CS · Set 1 · Computer Science & IT

Let c1,…,cnc_{1},\ldots,c_{n} be scalars, not all zero, such that ∑i=1nciai=0\sum_{i=1}^{n}c_{i}a_{i}=0, where aia_{i} are column vectors in Rn\mathbb{R}^{n}.

Consider the set of linear equations

Ax=bAx = b

where A=[a1.....an]A=\left [ a_{1}.....a_{n} \right ] and b=∑i=1naib=\sum_{i=1}^{n}a_{i}. The set of equations has

  1. A.

    a unique solution at x=Jnx=J_{n} where JnJ_{n} denotes a nn-dimensional vector of all 1.

  2. B.

    no solution

  3. C.

    infinitely many solutions

  4. D.

    finitely many solutions

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