Determine if the columns of the matrix form a linearly independent set.
Select the correct choice below and, if necessary, fill in the answer box(es) within your choice.
A. The columns of the matrix do not form a linearly independent set because there are more entries in each vector, , than there are vectors in the set, .
(Type whole numbers.)
B. The columns of the matrix do not form a linearly independent set because the set contains more vectors, , than there are entries in each vector, .
(Type whole numbers.)
C. Let A be the given matrix. Then the columns of the matrix form a linearly independent set since the vector equation, Ax = 0, has only the trivial solution.
D. The columns of the matrix form a linearly independent set because at least one vector in the set is a constant multiple of another.