Linear Algebra and Its Applications (5th Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Vector Spaces - 4.5 Exercises - Page 231: 10

Answer

The dimension of the subspace is 2

Work Step by Step

Given subspace: $\begin{bmatrix}2\\-5\end{bmatrix},\begin{bmatrix}-4\\10\end{bmatrix},\begin{bmatrix}-3\\6\end{bmatrix}$ Let's represent the vectors as $a,b,c$ such that; $a=\begin{bmatrix}2\\-5\end{bmatrix},b=\begin{bmatrix}-4\\10\end{bmatrix},c=\begin{bmatrix}-3\\6\end{bmatrix}$ From the set, it can be seen that $\mathbf{a}$ is a multiple of $b$. such that; $\mathbf{a}=\frac{b}{2}$ Hence the spanning set is reduced to $a,c$. Since the two vectors are linearly independent the dimension of the subspace is 2
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