Find a basis for the null space of the matrix
\[\begin{bmatrix} -5 & -5 & -2 & -4 \\ 4 & 4 & 3 & -4 \\ -2 & -2 & 1 & 3 \end{bmatrix}.\]Click for answer
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\[
\begin{bmatrix}
-5 & -5 & -2 & -4 \\
4 & 4 & 3 & -4 \\
-2 & -2 & 1 & 3
\end{bmatrix}
\]
Solution:
\begin{solution}
Reduced Row Echelon Form:
\[\begin{bmatrix}
1 & 1 & 0 & 0 \\
0 & 0 & 1 & 0 \\
0 & 0 & 0 & 1
\end{bmatrix}\]
Basis:
\[\begin{bmatrix}
-1 \\
1 \\
0 \\
0
\end{bmatrix}, \qquad
\]
\end{solution}