Independent equation

The equations x − 2y = −1, 3x + 5y = 8, and 4x + 3y = 7 are linearly dependent, because 1 times the first equation plus 1 times the second equation reproduces the third equation. But any two of them are independent of each other, since any constant times one of them fails to reproduce the other.
The equations 3x + 2y = 6 and 3x + 2y = 12 are independent, because any constant times one of them fails to produce the other one.

An independent equation is an equation in a system of simultaneous equations which cannot be derived algebraically from the other equations.[1] The concept typically arises in the context of linear equations. If it is possible to duplicate one of the equations in a system by multiplying each of the other equations by some number (potentially a different number for each equation) and summing the resulting equations, then that equation is dependent on the others. But if this is not possible, then that equation is independent of the others.

If an equation is independent of the other equations in its system, then it provides information beyond that which is provided by the other equations. In contrast, if an equation is dependent on the others, then it provides no information not contained in the others collectively, and the equation can be dropped from the system without any information loss.[2]

(The image is inaccurate) These equations are linearly dependent because -7 times x+1 plus -5 times -2x-1 delivers (-3x+2)/12. In order to get a solution that is not null, there can be no more than two independent linear equations in a 2D plane.

The number of independent equations in a system equals the rank of the augmented matrix of the system—the system's coefficient matrix with one additional column appended, that column being the column vector of constants.

The number of independent equations in a system of consistent equations (a system that has at least one solution) can never be greater than the number of unknowns. Equivalently, if a system has more independent equations than unknowns, it is inconsistent and has no solutions.

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References

  1. ^ PSAT/NMSQT 2017 : strategies, practice & review with 2 practice tests. Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions, Kaplan Publishing (2017 ed.). New York. 2016. p. 38. ISBN 978-1-5062-1030-8. OCLC 953202269.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. ^ Roe, E. D. (1918). "A Geometric Representation". The Mathematics Teacher. 10 (4): 205–210. doi:10.5951/MT.10.4.0205. ISSN 0025-5769. JSTOR 27950145.


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