SOLUTION SETS OF LINEAR SYSTEMS
Homogeneous Equation
Linear Equation could be written to A x = 0 Ax=0 Ax=0, then it could be called homogeneous equation. And there are always a trivial solution x = 0 x=0 x=0
(Theorem)
The homogeneous equation A x = 0 Ax=0 Ax=0 has solution if and only if the equation has at least one free variable
Nonhomogeneous equation
the solution of nonhomogeneous euqation A x = b Ax=b Ax=b is a set of w = p + v h w=p+v_h w=p+vh where p p p is an specific solution and v h v_h vh is a set of solution of equation A x = 0 Ax=0 Ax=0
Linear Independence
Linearly independent : x 1 v 1 + x 2 v 2 + . . . + x p v p = 0 x_1v_1+x_2v_2+...+x_pv_p=0