For example, if I am given three linearly independent $3 \times 3$ matrices. How would I go about proving that they span, say the set containing all skew symmetric $3 \times 3$ matrices?
Thanks for any help. Linear algebra does my head in.
For example, if I am given three linearly independent $3 \times 3$ matrices. How would I go about proving that they span, say the set containing all skew symmetric $3 \times 3$ matrices?
Thanks for any help. Linear algebra does my head in.
In general we can consider the four matrices as 9-by-1 vectors and perform a RREF or solve the system $av_1+bv_2+cv_3=w$.
In this case note that the subspace of skew symmetric matrices has dimension 6.