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4.3 Solutions

This document provides solutions to problems from Section 4.3 of a linear algebra textbook. Problem 16 asks the student to determine if a set of 5 vectors {v1, v2, v3, v4, v5} forms a basis. The reduced row echelon form of the matrix with the vectors as columns shows the first 3 columns are pivot columns, so {v1, v2, v3} forms a basis. Problem 20 considers the nullspace H of an equation relating v1, v2, and v3. Rewriting the equation shows that {v2, v3}, {v1, v3}, and {v1, v2} each form a basis for H.

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4.3 Solutions

This document provides solutions to problems from Section 4.3 of a linear algebra textbook. Problem 16 asks the student to determine if a set of 5 vectors {v1, v2, v3, v4, v5} forms a basis. The reduced row echelon form of the matrix with the vectors as columns shows the first 3 columns are pivot columns, so {v1, v2, v3} forms a basis. Problem 20 considers the nullspace H of an equation relating v1, v2, and v3. Rewriting the equation shows that {v2, v3}, {v1, v3}, and {v1, v2} each form a basis for H.

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Math 247 Linear Algebra

Solutions to Selected Problems – Section 4.3

16. Let the given vectors be labeled v1 . . . v5 in the order listed in the problem. Then the matrix

A = [v1 v2 v3 v4 v5 ]
 
0 −2 6 5 0
0 1 −1 −3 3
=0

−1 2 3 −1 
1 1 −1 −4 1
 
1 0 0 −1 −2
0 1 0 −3 5
∼0

0 1 0 2
0 0 0 0 0

The RREF of A shows that columns 1, 2, and 3 are pivot columns, and so the vectors v1 , v2 ,
and v3 are a basis for Span {v1 , v2 , v3 , v4 , v5 }

20. Consider the equation


v1 − 3v2 + 5v3 = 0 (1)
Rewriting equation (1), we get
v1 = 3v2 − 5v3 (2)
and since neither v2 nor v3 is a scalar multiple of the other, the set

{v2 , v3 }

is a basis for H. Similarly, rewriting equation (1), we get


1 5
v2 = v1 + v3 (3)
3 3
and since neither v1 nor v3 is a scalar multiple of the other, the set

{v1 , v3 }

is a basis for H. Similarly, rewriting equation (1), we get


1 3
v3 = − v1 + v2 (4)
5 5
and since neither v1 nor v2 is a scalar multiple of the other, the set

{v1 , v2 }

is a basis for H. Similarly,

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