Elementary Linear Algebra 7th Edition

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ISBN 10: 1-13311-087-8
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Chapter 4 - Vector Spaces - 4.1 Vectors in Rn - 4.1 Exercises - Page 153: 46

Answer

$v$ can not be written as a linear combination of the vectors $u_1,u_2,u_3$.

Work Step by Step

Suppose the linear combination $v= au_1+bu_2+cu_3$, then we have $$(-1,7,2)=a(1,3,5)+b(2,-1,3)+c(-3,2,-4), \quad a,b,c\in R.$$ Which yields the following system of equations \begin{align*} a+2b-3c&=-1\\ 3a-b+2c&=7\\ 5a+3b-4c&=2. \end{align*} One can see that the determinant of the coefficient matrix is zero and hence the system has no solution. , So $v$ can not be written as a linear combination of the vectors $u_1,u_2,u_3$.
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