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: 6

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Let $S$ be the set of solutions to the linear system: $-2x_2+5x_3=7 \\ 4x_1-6x_2+3x_3=0$ We can guess the solutions are $x_1=-\frac{9}{4}\\x_2=-1\\ x_3=1$ since $-2(-1)+5(1)=7 \\ 4(-\frac{9}{4})-6(-1)+3(1)=0$ But $4v=(-9,-4,4) \in S$ since $-2.(-4)+5.4=28 \ne 7$ Since $S$ is not closed under scalar multiplication by vectors, $S$ is not a vector space.
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