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Define a subspace of a vector space V . Take the set of vectors
in Rn such that th
coordinates add up to 0. I that a subspace. What about the set
whose coordinates add
up to 1. Explain your answers.
1.Let V be a vector space and let U be a subset of the set V. If U is also a vector space, then U is said to be a subspace of the vector space V.
2. Let X = (a1,a2,…,an) and Y = (b1,b2,…,bn) be 2 arbitrary vectors in W, a subset of the set Rn such that the coordinates of both X and Y add up to 0. Also, let k be an arbitrary real scalar. Then X+Y = (a1,a2,…,an) + (b1,b2,…,bn) = (a1+b1,a2+b2,…,an+bn). Also, (a1+b1)+(a2+b2)+…+(an+bn) = (a1+a2+…+an)+(b1+b2+…+bn)= 0+0 = 0. Hence W is closed under vector addition. Further, kX=k(a1,a2,…,an)= (ka1,ka2,…,kan). Also, ka1+ka2+ …+ kan = k(a1+a2+…+an) = k.0 = 0. Hence W is closed under scalar multiplication. Further, the zero vector 0 is apparently in W as its coordinates add up to 0. Therefore, W is a vector space and hence W is a subspace Rn.
3. . Let X = (a1,a2,…,an) and Y = (b1,b2,…,bn) be 2 arbitrary vectors in W, a subset of the set Rn such that the coordinates of both X and Y add up to 1. Then X+Y = (a1,a2,…,an) + (b1,b2,…,bn) = (a1+b1,a2+b2,…,an+bn).Further, , (a1+b1)+(a2+b2)+…+(an+bn) = (a1+a2+…+an)+(b1+b2+…+bn)=1+1 = 2. Hence W is not closed under vector addition so that W is not a vector space and hence W is not a subspace Rn.