4.3 Solutions
4.3 Solutions
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 }
{v2 , v3 }
{v1 , v3 }
{v1 , v2 }