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[QUOTE="csgirl504, post: 4529222, member: 359067"] [h2]Homework Statement [/h2] This is probably a very dumb question, but I just can't wrap my head around what I'm supposed to be doing. The question is: "Determine whether the set is a subspace of R[SUP]3[/SUP]: All vectors of the form (a,b,c) where a = 2b + 3c" [h2]Homework Equations[/h2] u + v is an element of R[SUP]3[/SUP] ku is an element of R[SUP]3[/SUP] [h2]The Attempt at a Solution[/h2] My question is.. is R[SUP]3[/SUP] just the set of all vectors with 3 terms..(a,b,c), (d,e,f)...etc? OR does it mean that the vector I get after multiplying by the scalar has to be of the same form as u, such that a = 2b + 3c I think I'm phrasing this wrong so I will give an example. Let's say I am checking vector addition. So u = (2b + 3c, b, c) and v = (2e + 3f, e, f) When I add them I get (2b+3c+2e+2f, b+e, c+f) Is that in R[SUP]3[/SUP] since it has 3 terms which in fact would make it a vector space? Or do I need to check if the first term (2b + 3c + 2e + 2f) = 2(b+e) + 3(c+f) ? [/QUOTE]
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