Linear Algebra and Its Applications (5th Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Vector Spaces - 4.5 Exercises - Page 231: 9

Answer

$\mathscr{B}$={$\begin{bmatrix} 1\\0\\1\\\end{bmatrix}$, $\begin{bmatrix} 0\\1\\0\\\end{bmatrix}$} The dimension of the basis is 2.

Work Step by Step

The set of vectors that have equal first and last entries are of the form $\begin{bmatrix} s\\t\\s\\\end{bmatrix}$, which can also be expressed by: $\mathit{s}$ $\begin{bmatrix} 1\\0\\1\\\end{bmatrix}$ + $\mathit{t}$ $\begin{bmatrix} 0\\1\\0\\\end{bmatrix}$. Then since the vectors $\begin{bmatrix} 1\\0\\1\\\end{bmatrix}$ and $\begin{bmatrix} 0\\1\\0\\\end{bmatrix}$ are linearly independent, they also make up a basis. Finally, since the basis contains two vectors, the dimension of the basis is 2.
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