For a fixed m x n matrix $A$, show directly that the set {$b$|$Ax$ = $b$ is consistent} is a vector space.
1) It contains the zero vector
{o | $Ax$ = 0b is consistent}
2) it is closed under addition
let $b,d$ $\in$ col(A)
{$b+d$ | $Ax$ = $b+d$ is consistent} }
3) it is closed under multiplication
let c $\in$ $R$
{$cb$ | $Ax$ = $cb$ is consistent}}
are these steps the correct way to prove that the set {b|Ax = b is consistent} is a vector space?