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4.10. Spann<strong>in</strong>g, L<strong>in</strong>ear Independence and Basis <strong>in</strong> R n 217<br />

Exercise 4.10.3 Here are some vectors.<br />

⎡ ⎤ ⎡<br />

1<br />

⎣ 2 ⎦, ⎣<br />

−2<br />

1<br />

3<br />

−2<br />

⎤<br />

⎡<br />

⎦, ⎣<br />

1<br />

−2<br />

−2<br />

⎤<br />

⎡<br />

⎦, ⎣<br />

−1<br />

0<br />

2<br />

⎤<br />

⎡<br />

⎦, ⎣<br />

1<br />

3<br />

−1<br />

⎤<br />

⎦<br />

Describe the span of these vectors as the span of as few vectors as possible.<br />

Exercise 4.10.4 Here are some vectors.<br />

⎡ ⎤ ⎡<br />

1<br />

⎣ 1 ⎦, ⎣<br />

−2<br />

1<br />

2<br />

−2<br />

⎤<br />

⎡<br />

⎦, ⎣<br />

1<br />

−3<br />

−2<br />

⎤<br />

⎡<br />

⎦, ⎣<br />

−1<br />

1<br />

2<br />

⎤<br />

⎦<br />

Now here is another vector:<br />

⎡<br />

⎣<br />

1<br />

2<br />

−1<br />

Is this vector <strong>in</strong> the span of the first four vectors? If it is, exhibit a l<strong>in</strong>ear comb<strong>in</strong>ation of the first four<br />

vectors which equals this vector, us<strong>in</strong>g as few vectors as possible <strong>in</strong> the l<strong>in</strong>ear comb<strong>in</strong>ation.<br />

⎤<br />

⎦<br />

Exercise 4.10.5 Here are some vectors.<br />

⎡ ⎤ ⎡<br />

1<br />

⎣ 1 ⎦, ⎣<br />

−2<br />

1<br />

2<br />

−2<br />

⎤<br />

⎡<br />

⎦, ⎣<br />

1<br />

−3<br />

−2<br />

⎤<br />

⎡<br />

⎦, ⎣<br />

−1<br />

1<br />

2<br />

⎤<br />

⎦<br />

Now here is another vector:<br />

⎡<br />

⎣<br />

2<br />

−3<br />

−4<br />

Is this vector <strong>in</strong> the span of the first four vectors? If it is, exhibit a l<strong>in</strong>ear comb<strong>in</strong>ation of the first four<br />

vectors which equals this vector, us<strong>in</strong>g as few vectors as possible <strong>in</strong> the l<strong>in</strong>ear comb<strong>in</strong>ation.<br />

Exercise 4.10.6 Here are some vectors.<br />

⎡ ⎤ ⎡<br />

1<br />

⎣ 1 ⎦, ⎣<br />

−2<br />

Now here is another vector:<br />

1<br />

2<br />

−2<br />

⎤<br />

⎡<br />

⎦, ⎣<br />

⎡<br />

⎣<br />

1<br />

9<br />

1<br />

⎤<br />

⎦<br />

1<br />

−3<br />

−2<br />

⎤<br />

⎡<br />

⎦, ⎣<br />

Is this vector <strong>in</strong> the span of the first four vectors? If it is, exhibit a l<strong>in</strong>ear comb<strong>in</strong>ation of the first four<br />

vectors which equals this vector, us<strong>in</strong>g as few vectors as possible <strong>in</strong> the l<strong>in</strong>ear comb<strong>in</strong>ation.<br />

⎤<br />

⎦<br />

1<br />

2<br />

−1<br />

⎤<br />

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