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Homework Statement
Let R denote the set of real numbers. Define scalar multiplication by [tex]\alpha x = \alpha x[/tex] which is simply regular scalar multiplication, and vector addition is defined as [tex]x \oplus y = max(x,y)[/tex]. Is R a vector space with these operations?
Homework Equations
Some given above.
The Attempt at a Solution
There seems to be no zero vector to this equation as for any number k there exists another number k-1, so there is no single 0 vector for a vector space with the operations defined above. Is this reasoning correct?