Differential Equations and Linear Algebra (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32196-467-5
ISBN 13: 978-0-32196-467-0

Chapter 4 - Vector Spaces - 4.11 Chapter Review - Additional Problems - Page 335: 10

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The set of all functions $f : [0, 1] \rightarrow [0, 1]$ such that $f (0) = f (\frac{1}{4}) = f ( \frac{1}{2}) = f (\frac{3}{4}) = f (1) = 0$ Consider the function $f : [0, 1] \rightarrow [0, 1]$ given by $f(x)$ \ $\{0,\frac{1}{4},\frac{3}{4}\}$ and $f (0) = f (\frac{1}{4}) = f ( \frac{1}{2}) = f (\frac{3}{4}) = f (1) = 0\\ \rightarrow f \in S$ Assume function $10f: (10f)(\frac{1}{5})=10f(\frac{1}{5})=10.\frac{1}{5}=2\\ f \notin S$ Hence, $S$ is not closed under scalar multiplication and then $S$ is not a vector space.
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