Course Code - NS103b Assignment 2
1. Let R+ be the set of all positive real numbers. Define the operations of addition
and scalar multiplication as follows
u + v = u · v, ∀u, v ∈ R+
αu = uα , ∀u ∈ R+ & α ∈ R
Show that R+ is a real vector space.
2. If V is a vector space, then prove that
(a) 0 · u = 0, ∀u ∈ V
(b) (−1)u = −u, ∀u ∈ V
3. Check the given sets form a vector space or not
(a) V = {(x1 , x2 , x3 , x4 ), xi ∈ R | x1 = 1}
(b) V = {(x1 , x2 , x3 , x4 ), xi ∈ R | x1 = 0}
4. Prove that
(a) If U and W are subspaces of V , then U ∩ W is also a subspace of V .
(b) Union of two subspaces need not be a subspace.
5. Which of the following sets are subspaces of R3
√ √
(a) S = {(x1 , x2 , x3 ) | 2x1 = 3x2 }
(b) S = {(x1 , x2 , x3 ) | x2 is an integer}
(c) S = {set of poly | degree of poly ≥ 5}
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Course Code - NS103b Assignment 2
6. For which value of k will the vector (1, −2, k) be a linear combination of the
vectors (3, 0, −2) and (2, −1, −5).
7. Check the linear dependence | independence of the set
(a) {ex , e2x } in (−∞, ∞)
(b) {sin2 x, cos2x, 1}
(c) {(1, 1, 2), (−3, 1, 0), (1, −1, 1)}
(d) { 1, x + x2 , x − x2 , 3x}
