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    Showing a set is linear dependent without calculations

    Ok. I believe I have the correct answer now after carefully rereading the definitions and theorems. The set is in R^3. The dimension of the space R^3 is 3. The numbers of vectors in a linearly independent set of a vector space is less than or equal to the dimension of the vector space. And...
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    Showing a set is linear dependent without calculations

    Homework Statement Without any calculation, explain why [(1 3 0)' (2 2 1)' (-1 0 1)' (1 -3 1)' ] is a linear dependent set. The Attempt at a Solution I used the theorem which states that the number of vectors in any linearly dependent set is greater than or equal to its dimension...
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    How Do You Convert Integral Equations into Initial Value Problems?

    Homework Statement Solve the following integrale equation by rewriting them as initial value problems: y(x) = 2 + ∫(y(t))^2dt -this is a definite integral with limits from 1 to x Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution I am unsure how to approach this question at all...
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    Problem with finding angle using dot products

    Homework Statement Find the cosines of the internal angles of the triangle which has the following coordinate vectors as its vertices: A(4,0,2) B(6,2,1) C(5,1,6) Homework Equations I understand that you have to find the 3 vectors which represents each side of the triangle in order to...
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