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3.1 Problem Set 8

This document contains 12 problem sets of increasing difficulty related to vector spaces and linear algebra. The problems cover determining if sets of vectors are subspaces, checking for linear independence, proving properties of vector spaces, and determining when sets of vectors form bases. Solutions to the problems are available for free download on the provided website.

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3.1 Problem Set 8

This document contains 12 problem sets of increasing difficulty related to vector spaces and linear algebra. The problems cover determining if sets of vectors are subspaces, checking for linear independence, proving properties of vector spaces, and determining when sets of vectors form bases. Solutions to the problems are available for free download on the provided website.

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Problem Set 8

Full solutions to these problems are available for free download here:
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LEVEL 1
1. Determine if each of the following subsets of ℝ2 is a subspace of ℝ2 :
(i) 𝐴 = {(𝑥, 𝑦) | 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 0}
(ii) 𝐵 = {(𝑥, 𝑦) | 𝑥𝑦 = 0}
(iii) 𝐶 = {(𝑥, 𝑦) |2𝑥 = 3𝑦}
(iv) 𝐷 = {(𝑥, 𝑦) | 𝑥 ∈ ℚ}

2. For each of the following, determine if the given pair of vectors 𝑣 and 𝑤 are linearly independent
or linearly dependent in the given vector space 𝑉:
2 2 1
(i) 𝑉 = ℚ4 , 𝑣 = (3, 2, 2, – 1), 𝑤 = (– 1, – , – , – )
3 3 3

(ii) 𝑉 = ℝ3 , 𝑣 = (1, √2, 1), 𝑤 = (√2, 2, √2)


(iii) 𝑉 = ℂ5 , 𝑣 = (1, 𝑖, 2– 𝑖, 0, 3𝑖), 𝑤 = (– 𝑖, 1, – 1 − 2𝑖, 0, 3)
𝑏
ℚ 𝑎 𝑏 1
𝑎
(iv) 𝑉 = 𝑀22 , 𝑣 = [𝑎 3𝑏 ], 𝑤 = [ 1 ] (𝑎 ≠ 0, 𝑎 ≠ 𝑏)
2 3
2

(v) 𝑉 = {𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐 | 𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐 ∈ ℝ}, 𝑣 = 𝑥, 𝑤 = 𝑥 2

LEVEL 2
3. Let 𝔽 be a field. Prove that 𝔽𝑛 is a vector space over 𝔽.

4. Let 𝑉 be a vector space over 𝔽. Prove each of the following:


(i) For every 𝑣 ∈ 𝑉, – (– 𝑣) = 𝑣.
(ii) For every 𝑣 ∈ 𝑉, 0𝑣 = 0.
(iii) For every 𝑘 ∈ 𝔽, 𝑘 ⋅ 0 = 0.
(iv) For every 𝑣 ∈ 𝑉, – 1𝑣 = – 𝑣.

LEVEL 3
5. Let 𝑉 be a vector space over a field 𝔽 and let 𝑿 be a set of subspaces of 𝑉. Prove that ⋂𝑿 is a
subspace of 𝑉.

6. Prove that a finite set with at least two vectors is linearly dependent if and only if one of the
vectors in the set can be written as a linear combination of the other vectors in the set.

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LEVEL 4
7. Let 𝑈 and 𝑊 be subspaces of a vector space 𝑉. Determine necessary and sufficient conditions
for 𝑈 ∪ 𝑊 to be a subspace of 𝑉.

8. Give an example of vector spaces 𝑈 and 𝑉 with 𝑈 ⊆ 𝑉 such that 𝑈 is closed under scalar
multiplication, but 𝑈 is not a subspace of 𝑉.

LEVEL 5
9. Let 𝑆 be a set of two or more linearly dependent vectors in a vector space 𝑉. Prove that there is
a vector 𝑣 in the set so that span 𝑆 = span 𝑆 ∖ {𝑣}.

10. Prove that a finite set of vectors 𝑆 in a vector space 𝑉 is a basis of 𝑉 if and only if every vector
in 𝑉 can be written uniquely as a linear combination of the vectors in 𝑆.

11. Let 𝑆 = {𝑣1 , 𝑣2 , … , 𝑣𝑚 } be a set of linearly independent vectors in a vector space 𝑉 and let
𝑇 = {𝑤1 , 𝑤2 , … , 𝑤𝑛 } be a set of vectors in 𝑉 such that span 𝑇 = 𝑉. Prove that 𝑚 ≤ 𝑛.

12. Let 𝐵 be a basis of a vector space 𝑉 with 𝑛 vectors. Prove that any other basis of 𝑉 also has 𝑛
vectors.

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