Prove that V is a subspace of R4

[judahs_lion]

Homework Statement

Prove that V is a subspace of R⁴

Actual problem is attached

Homework Equations

- S contains a zero element
- for any x in V and y in V, x + y is in V
- for any x in V and scalar k, kx is in V

The Attempt at a Solution

Its obvious that V is a subset of R⁴. And I know I must prove that is it contains zero vector which is obvious. But how to I prove its closure, I can see that it is by looking but how exactly do I denote it?

 

[Office_Shredder]

If x and y are in V, that means that Ax=0 and Ay=0. Can you prove that A(x+y)=0? And can you prove that A(tx)=0 for every t a scalar? To prove that V is a subspace you need to prove that for every x,y in V, x+y and tx are also in V, which is precisely what the above shows

 

[judahs_lion]

If x and y are in V, that means that Ax=0 and Ay=0. Can you prove that A(x+y)=0? And can you prove that A(tx)=0 for every t a scalar? To prove that V is a subspace you need to prove that for every x,y in V, x+y and tx are also in V, which is precisely what the above shows

So do these using the 0 vector?

 

[Office_Shredder]

Where does the 0 vector come in here? You're supposed to be looking at x and y any vectors in V. So the only property you can use about them is that Ax and Ay are both 0

 

[Mark44]

Your set V is all the vectors x in R⁴ such that Ax = 0. Clearly A0 = 0, but there are other vectors in V, and you need to check that addition is closed for these vectors and scalar multiplication is closed also.