Thanks for that. Looking back on it the basis I picked is obviously not a basis I just wasn't thinking. Spelling out for me what f(u) equals really helped. When I came back to it I solved it in about 10mins!
Thanks again! :)
Ok that's great thanks a lot! Not only do I now have the question done but I understand it all too! I'm a happy bunny :)
So to make sure I did it right, I took fn the first time to show a0=0 and then fn-1 to show a1=0 and so on until you get fn-n which just gives you the equation back. And...
Homework Statement
Let V={a cosx + b sinx | a,b \in R}
(a) Show that V is a subspace of the R-vector space of all maps from R to R.
(b) Show that V is isomorphic to R^2, under the map
f: V\rightarrowR^2
a cosx + b sinx \rightleftharpoons [ a over b ] (this is...
Homework Statement
Let f:V\rightarrow V be a linear map and let v\inV be such that
f^n(v)\neq0 and f^(n+1)(v)=0. Show that v,f(v),...,f^(n-1)(v) are linearly independent.
The Attempt at a Solution
I'm really stuck with this one. I know the definition of linear independence and...