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In each of the following you are given a set and two operations: A ‘sum’, acting between two elements in the set, and a ‘multiplication by scalar’, acting between one element in the set and a scalar from R. In each case determine whether the set with these two operations gives a vector space over…
In each of the following you are given a set and two operations: A ‘sum’,
acting between two elements in the set, and a ‘multiplication by scalar’, acting between one element in the set and a scalar from R. In each case determine whether the set with these two operations gives a vector space over R. If it is a vector space then prove this fact. If it is not a vector space then show this by giving a counterexample. In this question you are allowed to use only the de nition of a vector space, not any other claim given in class.
The set P2(R) with the usual operations of summation and multiplica-tion by scalar de ned for polynomials.
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with the usual operations of summation and multiplication by scalar de ned for n-tuples.
iii. The set R2 with the operations
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Let V be a vector space over R. Prove the following claims. (That is, prove that each one of these claims follows from the de nition of a vector space).
For every v 2 V we have 2v + v = 3v.
For every scalar 2 R we have 0V = 0V .
The additive inverse of the additive inverse of a vector is equal to the
vector, that is, if v 2 V then ( v) = v.
iv. For every u; v; w; z 2 V we have (u + w) + (v + z) = w + (u + (v + z)).
3. In each of the following you are given a vector space V and a subset W of
this space. Determine whether the subset is a subspace. If you claim that the answer is ‘yes’ then prove this. If you claim that the answer is no then show this by providing a counterexample.
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V = R4[x] and W = fp(x) 2 R4[x] : p(1) = 1g.
V = R4[x] and W = fp(x) 2 R4[x] : p(1) = 0g.
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V = R3 and W = f@ x2 A : x1 2 Q; x2 2 Q; x3 2 Qg. x3
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Let A 2 M3 4(R) be a speci c matrix. in this question V = M4(R) and
W = fB 2 M4(R) : AB = 0g.
V = ff : R 7!Rg and
W = ff 2 V : f is twice di arentiable and f′′(x) + 3f′(x) f(x) = 0 8x 2 Rg
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Let V be a vector space over R and let W V and U V be two subspaces of V . The following claims are either true or false. Determine whether they are true or false and prove or disprove using a counterexample accordingly.
U \ W is also a subspace of V .
U [ W is also a subspace of V .
We de ne the following subset of V :
U + W := fu + w : u 2 U; w 2 W g:
In this part of the question the claim is: U + W is a subspace of V .
i. Give an example of a subset of R2 that is closed under scalar multipli-
cation but not addition.
Give an example of a subset of R2 that is closed under addition but not scalar multiplication.
Give an example of a subset of R2 that is closed under neither.
Identify all of the subspaces of R3, you do not need to prove your claim, just provide a ‘good guess’.