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Given an $m \times n$ matrix $A$ whose rows are linearly independent. Now, consider following statements regarding $A$:
  $S1:$ The system of equations $Ax = b$ for any $b$ is consistent.
  $S2:$  $Ax = b$ always has a unique solution.
Which of the following is $\textbf{TRUE}$ regarding $S1$ and $S2$?
  1. Both $S1$ and $S2$ are TRUE.
  2. $S1$ is TRUE and $S2$ is FALSE.
  3. $S1$ is FALSE and $S2$ is TRUE.
  4. Both $S1$ and $S2$ are FALSE.

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$S1:$ Yes. Since the rows of $A$ are linearly independent, $rank(A) = m$. So the column space of $A$ is an $m$-dimensional subspace of $\mathbb{R}^m$, i.e., is $\mathbb{R}^3$ itself. It follows that for any $b$, the equation $Ax = b$ is always solvable.

$S2:$ No, the solution maybe not unique. Since $rank(A) = m$, the nullspace is $n-m$ dimensional. Thus the solution is not unique if $n > m$, and is unique if $n = m$. (It will never have that $n < m$, otherwise the rows are not linearly independent.)
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