Get startedGet started for free

The Meaning of Ax = b

A great deal of applied mathematics and statistics, as well as data science, ends in a matrix-vector equation of the form:

$$A\vec{x} = \vec{b}.$$

Which of the following is the most correct way to describe what solving this equation for \(\vec{x}\) is trying to accomplish?

This exercise is part of the course

Linear Algebra for Data Science in R

View Course

Hands-on interactive exercise

Turn theory into action with one of our interactive exercises

Start Exercise