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Linear Algebra — 5.4: The Column Space of a Matrix

Every matrix defines a geometric shape — a line, a plane, or all of Rᵐ. The column space captures exactly which vectors b make the system Ax = b solvable. This lesson builds the column space from first principles: starting with matrix-vector multiplication as a linear combination of columns, then verifying the subspace properties, and finally connecting solvability to geometry. Key concepts covered: • Matrix-vector product Ax rewritten as a linear combination of columns: x₁a₁ + x₂a₂ • Definition of the column space C(A) as the set of all b = Ax for some x • Verifying C(A) satisfies all three subspace requirements (contains zero, closed under addition and scalar multiplication) • Column space of an m×n matrix lives in Rᵐ, not Rⁿ • Two independent columns in R³ span a plane; dependent columns collapse the column space to a line • Worked solvability example: b = (4,5,5) lies in C(A) and has solution x = (1,1) • Worked unsolvability example: b = (0,0,1) lies off C(A), leading to a contradiction • Core theorem: Ax = b has a solution if and only if b ∈ C(A) • Preview of the four fundamental subspaces: column space, null space, row space, and left null space ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ SOURCE MATERIALS The source materials for this video are from    • 5. Transposes, Permutations, Spaces R^n