Subspace Definition and 560 Threads

Homework Statement Let E be the subset of R2 defined by E={(x,y)|x≥0,y\inℝ}. Is E a subspace of R2? Homework Equations E={(x,y)|x≥0,y\inℝ} The Attempt at a Solution I honestly have no idea where to start. Please help ! I'm not asking for the answer per se, just a starting point

Homework Statement Show that the two sets of vectors {A=(1,1,0), B=(0,0,1)} and {C=(1,1,1), D=(-1,-1,1)} span the same subspace of R3. Homework Equations {A=(1,1,0), B=(0,0,1)} {C=(1,1,1), D=(-1,-1,1)} The Attempt at a Solution aA+bB=(a,a,0)+(0,0,b)=(a,a,b)...

Homework Statement Find a pair of vectors that span the subspace x+y-2z=0 of R3.Homework Equations x+y-2z=0The Attempt at a Solution I just guessed some numbers since its such a simple equation and came up with (1,-1,0) and (2,0,1). I was just wondering what the standard method is to figure...

Let (X, τ) be a topolgical space. Let f: τ→R be a map that assigns real values to the elements of τ. Let (A,τ_A) be subspace of (X,τ). Let g:τ_A→R be another map that assigns real values to the element of subspace topology. My question is how the function g is related with function f given that...

Homework Statement I have a matrix and need to show that it is a subspace of ℝn using the eigenspace identity of: Ax = λx, where x is the eigenvector. Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution I know that for a subspace, you need to show that it holds under addition, scalar...

Homework Statement We're looking at a mapping from P2 (polynomials of degree two or less) to M2(R) (the set of 2x2 real matrices). The nuance here is that the transformation into the matricies is such that its basis consists of only three independent matrices, making its dimension 3. This...

Homework Statement Show that if b \in F then {(x_1, x_2, x_3, x_4)\in F_4 : x_3 = 5x_4 + b} is a subspace of F_4 if and only if b = 0. F is defined as either ℝ or ℂ. The Attempt at a Solution I'm still trying to get the hang of these "proofs." Let c \in F to check if this is...

Hello. First, I'd like to apologize because I don't know where to go ask for homework on linear algebra on the forums so if anyone could please let me know, that would be appreciated. Here's the question: Find a basis for the subspace of R^4 spanned by the given vectors Here's the answer...

Homework Statement Let A be the following 2x2 matrix: s 2s 0 t Find a subspace B of M2x2 where M2x2 = A (+) B Homework Equations A ∩ B = {0} if u and v are in M2x2, then u + v is in M2x2 if u is in M2x2, then cu is in M2x2 The Attempt at a Solution Let B be the...

Homework Statement 1) Is S a subspace of R^n? 1.1) Given n=4 and a vector is in S if it is in the span of e1, e2 or in the span of e3, e4 where e1...e4 is the canonical basis of R^4 1.2) Given n=3 and S is a sphere of radius 1. 2) Let S be a subspace of R^10 with basis v1; v2; v3. Show that...

Is the subset A a subspace of W W=\left \{ \begin{bmatrix} 1 &1 \\ a_{21}& a_{22} \\ a_{31}& a_{32} \end{bmatrix} :a_{ij} \in \mathbb{C}\right \} Let A=\begin{bmatrix} 1 &1 \\ a_{21}& a_{22}\\ a_{31}& a_{32} \end{bmatrix} A \in W Then 2A \in W since...

Homework Statement Find a basis of U, the subspace of P3 U = {p(x) in P3 | p(7) = 0, p(5) = 0}Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution ax3+bx2+cx+d p(7)=343a+49b+7c+d=0 p(5)=125a+25b+5c+d=0 d=-343a-49b-7c d=-125a-25b-5c ax3+bx2+cx+{(d+d)/2} -->{(d+d)/2}=2d/2=d...

Homework Statement Let V be the vector space consisting of all infinite real sequences. Show that the subset W consisting of all such sequences with only finitely many non-0 entries is a subspace of V Homework Equations I got this far x=(x_n), y=(y_n) be elements of W, then there...

Homework Statement Determine if the set of all singular 2 x 2 matrices are a subspace of R^{2} Homework Equations If a, b, c, and d are the entries of a 2 x 2 matrix, then their determinant, ad - bc = 0 if the matrix is singular. The Attempt at a Solution I have been doing other...

This is quite confusing to me. I know a vector subspace is a vector space within another vector space and is closed under the operations of the vector space it lies in, but how exactly does it differ from vector subsets? Anyone care to explain or clarify this? My textbook is completely terrible...

I need help with this problem that I don't know how to solve. Homework Statement For each positive integer m, it's defined a subset of R2 as Wm={(mx,x)|x in R} (a) Prove that each Wm is a subspace of R2. (b) ¿Is the union of all Wm a subspace of R2?. Prove it. Homework Equations None. The...

Homework Statement x belongs to the vector space R^6. Is (x1-x2)^4 + x3^6 = 0 a subspace? Homework Equations Since we already know x is a vector space we only need to check: 1. The existence of the zero vector 2. Closure under vector addition 3. Closure under scalar addition The Attempt...

Homework Statement Is the following a subspace of R^{n} for some n? W = {(x, y, z) \in R^{3} | 2x - y = 3z + x = 0} Homework Equations A subspace of R^{n} is a subset W of R^{n} such that; 1. 0 \in W 2. \forall u, v \in W; u + v \in W 3. \forall c \in R and u \in W; cu \in W...

Homework Statement Let V = (F2)^3, the set of triples (x; y ; z) of numbers in F2, the field with two elements. V is a vector space over F2. Prove that any subspace of V must have either 1, 2, 4, or 8 elements. Homework Equations F2 = {0,1} The Attempt at a Solution The only...

Homework Statement Let U1; U2 be subspaces of the vector space V . Prove that their intersection U1 \ U2 is also a subspace of V Homework Equations I see how any equations could be used here The Attempt at a Solution Well intuitively this seems obvious from the get go. If U1 and...

Homework Statement [PLAIN]http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/4530/unledkw.jpg can someone please explain why it is not closed under addition? My textbook did not explain very well, but I understand this can be zero vector and it is closed under scalar multiplication. thanks!Homework Equations...

Homework Statement Is a set of orthogonal basis vectors for a subspace unique? The attempt at a solution I don't know what this means. Can someone please explain? I managed to find the orthogonal basis vectors and afterwards determining the orthonormal basis vectors, but I'm not sure what the...

Homework Statement Prove that the set of all n x n matrices A such that AB = BA for a fixed n x n matrix B, is a subspace of Mnn. Homework Equations u + v is in the same vector space as u and v. ku is in the same vector space as u, where k is any real number. The Attempt at a...

Hello. I really need help with this one: Homework Statement I have a 3 dimensional state space H and its subspace H1 which is spanned with |Psi> = a x1 + b x2 + c x3 and |Psi'> = d x1 + e x2 + f x3 Those two "rays" are linearly independent and x1, x2, and x3 is an...

Homework Statement Let U and W be subspaces of a vector space V Show that the set U + W = {v ∈ V : v = u + w, where u ∈ U and w ∈ W} is a subspace of V Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution I understand from this that u and w are both vectors in a vector space V and that u+w...

Homework Statement Let V = C (complex numbers). Prove that the only C-subspaces of V are V itself and {0}. Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution Well this problem has me confused since I have clearly found a complex subspace for example all the complex numbers of the form {a+ib ...

Homework Statement Show that the set: S = {x \in R^{4}| x = \lambda(2,0,1,-1)^{T} for some \lambda \in R is a subspace of R^{4} The Attempt at a Solution For the subspace theorem to hold, 3 conditions must be met: 1) The zero vector must exist 2) Closed under addition 3)...

Homework Statement Let U and W be subspaces of a vector space V. Show that the set U + W = {v (element symbol) V : v = u + w, where u (element symbol) U and w (element symbol) W} Is a subspace of V. Homework Equations - The Attempt at a Solution I really don't know where...

Homework Statement V=Matrix (2x2), T(A) = (0 1 ) A , and W = {A\epsilon V: A^{}t = A (1 0) Homework Equations So T(A) transformation, multiplies a 2x2 matix with entries 0 1 1 0 by A with A on the right side The Attempt at a Solution I...

Homework Statement Let V be the spcae of all 3x3 matrices with real entries. Is W, the set of all 3x3 lower triangular matrices, a subspace of V? Why or why not? Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution I just think that all 3x3 lower triangular matrices are included in...

Homework Statement ... R4 consisting of all vectors of the form [a+b a c b+c] Homework Equations Gram-Schmidt process, perhaps? The Attempt at a Solution Not sure how to approach this one. Helpful hint?

I'm stuck on a problem which asks: Determine whether W is a subspace of R^3. If W is a subspace, then give geometric description of W. The problem is W={x:x3=2x1-x2} and x=[x1, x2, x3] I tried solving it but I'm having a hard time understanding the properties of R^n and using them. I guess I'm...

I have a non-homogeneous Ax=b (with b non-zero) and i want to know if the set of all the solution vectors, x, forms a subspace. I know that every solution can be written as x = xparticular + xhomogeneous i.e as the sum of a particular solution and a homogeneous solution, but I'm not sure if...

Hi. I'm trying to find a good definition of a closed linear subspace (as opposed to any other linear subspace), and I can't find anything concise and comprehensible. Any help will be much appreciated. P.S. I'm not great at analysis, so please try to keep it simple.

Homework Statement Suppose U is a subspace of V. What is U + U? Homework Equations There are two definitions of a subspace sum that I know of (the first is the definition given in my book): (1) U_1 + U_2 = \{ u_1 + u_2 : u_1 \in U_1, u_2 \in U_2 \} (2) U_1 + U_2 = \text{ span} ( U_1...

I am following a proof in the text "Algebras of Linear Transformations" and having problem justifying this line: ... M is an invariant subspace so it has an eigenvector. Why should an invariant subspace have an eigenvector? Thank you I have a feeling this is a very simple result, if so I am sorry

I am using Axler's Linear Algebra Done Right as a text for independent study of linear algebra. Axler basically defined a vector space to be a set which has defined operations of addition and multiplication (and which comports with certain algebraic properties) and that contains an additive...

Is the following a vector subspace W1 {(x1,x2,x3): x1=x2=x3=0} I usually begin my attempt by finding two members of the set then check which axioms are valid.However I can only think of 1: (0,0,0) Any help would be great thank you

Homework Statement Show that set S = {(x , y, z ) | x + 2y − z = 0} is a subspace of Real Numbers^3. Homework Equations A subspace needs to be closed under addition and scalar multiplication The Attempt at a Solution S = { (x, y, x+2y) | x, y are elements of Real Numbers }...

Homework Statement A subspace N of a vector space V has finite codimension n if the quotient space V/N is finite-dimensional with dimension n. Show that a subspace N has finite codimension n iff N has a complementary subspace M of dimension n. Do not assume V to be finite-dimensional. 2...

Hi all, I was just wondering, is there is a particular symbol to say V is a subspace of W? I suppose V\subsetW works if I describe each (sub)space in set notation first, but I was wondering what I could use if I don't state W or V as a particular set? Thanks

Given that [FONT="Times New Roman"]N is an (n-1)-dimensional subspace of an n-dimensional vector space V, show that [FONT="Times New Roman"]N is the null space of a linear functional. My thoughts: suppose \alpha_i(1\leq i \leq n-1) is the basis of N, the linear functional in question has...

How would you show that {(x,y,z) € R^3 :√11x - √13z=0} is a subspace of R^3? I know you have to make sure it fits the definition of a subspace, i.e prove u+v € W and alpha(v) € W but I am not sure how you would do this using √11x - √13z=0 ?

[b]1. prove whether x-y-3z=0 is a subspace of R^3 or not Homework Equations for proofs 1. set must not be empty 2. set is closed under vector addition 3. set is closed under scalar multiplication The Attempt at a Solution Not sure if this is correct, but what I did was find the...

Homework Statement Find a basis for the subspace of R4 spanned by S. Homework Equations S: {(2,9,-2,53), (-3,2,3,-2), (8,-3,-8,17), (0,-3,0,15)} I've attempted this using a matrix and row reducing it. I'm just not sure if there's another simpler way, as I keep on getting incorrect...

Suppose B = {b1,...,bn} and C={c1,...,cn} both are basis set for space V. D = {d1,...,dn} is basis for space T. If B and D is linearly independent, is C and D always independent too? How can we prove (disprove) it?

Homework Statement Let W = { (x, y, z) | x - 2y + z = 0 } Is W a subspace of R3? Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution Using another post here I tried the following to show W is closed under addition: 1. Let u = (x, y, z) and v = (i, j , k). u and v are both in W...

Homework Statement Let W be the subset of all P3 defined by W={p(x) in P3: p(1)=p(-1) and p(2)=p(-2)} Show that W is a subspace of P3, and find a spanning set for W. Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution This is homework we can correct. I've attached my work. The...

Homework Statement Which of the following subsets of Mn,n are subspaces of Mn,n with the standard operations: The set of all n x n upper triangular matrices Homework Equations 10 axioms of vector spaceThe Attempt at a Solution The set of all n x n upper triangular matrices is not closed...

Homework Statement Determine if all polynomials of the form \vec{}p(t)=a+t^2, where a is in real, are a subspace of \Re_{}n.The Attempt at a Solution the correct answer says that p(t) is not a subspace since the zero vector is not in the set. im trying to work this out and got P(0)=a+0=a is...