Linear Independence and Linear Span Solution set for Ax=0, Ax=B, and the dimension of null space/rank of a matrix. Def. linear independence over vector space (V, +, *) Let v = {v1, ..., vk} be vectors in V. We say v is linearly independent iff whenever a1v1 + a2v2 + ... akvk = 0, a1 = a2 = ... = ak = 0. Where v_i in v in R^n, we can find linear independence by writing it as [ v1 | v2 | ... | vk ][a1 a2 ... ak]^T = 0 Prove: basis of a vector space has the same dimension regardless of the vectors. Def basis: a linearly independent set of vectors which spans a vector space.