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Problem Set 1
1. Verify which of the following is/are vector space (with respect to a real scalar for closure
under scalar multiplication):
(a) 𝑉4 = �𝒗 = (𝑤, 𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧)/ ∈ ℝ4 |𝑤 + 𝑥 − 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 0�,
2. Express, if possible, (0, −26, −9) and (1, 3, 5) as linear combinations of (5, 3, 7) and
(2, −4, 1).
10. (a) Verify whether the following vectors are linearly dependent or not. If yes, express one
as a linear combination of the others:
𝒗𝟏 = (1,0, −1,0)/ , 𝒗𝟐 = (1,2,3,4)/ , 𝒗𝟑 = (−1, −2,0,1)/ , 𝒗𝟒 = (−2, −2,7,11)/ .
(b) Determine for what value(s) of 𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐 are the following vectors linearly dependent:
𝒗𝟏 = (𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐)/ , 𝒗𝟐 = (1,2,0)/ , 𝒗𝟑 = (2, −1,0)/ .
(c) Determine for what value(s) of 𝑎, are the following vectors linearly dependent:
𝒗𝟏 = (1,2,3, 𝑎)/ , 𝒗𝟐 = (𝑎, 0, −1,2)/ , 𝒗𝟑 = (0,0 , 𝑎2 , 7)/ , 𝒗𝟒 = (1, 𝑎, 1,1)/ ,
𝒗𝟓 = (2, −2 ,3, 𝑎3 )/ .