Invertible Matrix Theorem ( core )
Let A be a square $n\times n$ matrix. Then the following statements are equivalent. Meaning, for a given $A$ ,the statements are either all true or all false.
- $A$ is an invertible matrix
- $A$ is row equivalent to the $n\times n$ identity matrix
- $A$ has $n$ pivot positions
- The equation $A\text{x}=0$ has only the trivial solution
- The columns of $A$ form a linearly independent set
- The linear transformation $\text{x}\to A\text{x}$ is one-to-one
- The equation $A\text{x}=b$ has at least one solution for each $b$ in $\R^n$
- The columns of $A$ span $\R^n$
- The linear transformation $\text{x}\to A\text{x}$ maps $\R^n$ onto $\R^n$
- There is an $n\times n$ matrix $C$ such that $CA=I$
- There is an $n\times n$ matrix $D$ such that $AD=I$
- $A^T$ is an invertible matrix
( Rank, Null and Col space )
- The columns of $A$ form a basis of $\R^n$
- $\text{Col }A=\R^n$
- $\text{rank }A=n$
- $\text{dim Nul A}=0$
- $\text{Nul A}=\{0\}$