Coset of subspace

mathmari

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Hello...
I am asked to describe the set of solutions of a linear system as a coset of an appropriate subspace.
Could you explain me what that means?
 
My idea is the following:
The set of the solution of a linear system is the set \(\displaystyle x_{0}+S\)={\(\displaystyle x_{0}+y: y \epsilon S \)}, where \(\displaystyle x_{0} \) is a solution of \(\displaystyle Ax=B \) and S contains all the vectors y : \(\displaystyle Ay=0 \).

Are my thoughts right??
 
Does the problem say "coset" or "subset"? If it really says "coset" (a term I am more familiar with in group theory) how does your text define "coset"?

What you give in your second post, I would call a "linear manifold", not a "coset" but I think I see how that term would fit. The set of vectors with the single operation of "vector addition" is a group and subspace is a subgroup of that group. A fixed vector added to that subgroup is no longer a subgroup (nor a subspace) but is a "linear manifold" which could reasonably be called a "coset". If that is the definition your text gives, then, yes, that is correct.
 
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