Find a basis for the null space of the matrix
\[\begin{bmatrix} 3 & -2 & -7 & -16 \\ 3 & 0 & -15 & -12 \\ -6 & -1 & 34 & 22 \end{bmatrix}.\]Click for answer
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\[ \begin{bmatrix} 3 & -2 & -7 & -16 \\ 3 & 0 & -15 & -12 \\ -6 & -1 & 34 & 22 \end{bmatrix} \]Solution:
\begin{solution} Reduced Row Echelon Form: \[\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 0 & -5 & -4 \\ 0 & 1 & -4 & 2 \\ 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 \end{bmatrix}\] Basis: \[\begin{bmatrix} 5 \\ 4 \\ 1 \\ 0 \end{bmatrix}, \qquad \begin{bmatrix} 4 \\ -2 \\ 0 \\ 1 \end{bmatrix}, \qquad \] \end{solution}