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 336: 18

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We are given $S=\{(x,y): x^2-y=0\}$ Take the vectors $v=(1,1)$ and $w=(3,9)$ in $R^2$ then $1^2-1=0\\ 3^2-9=9-9=0 \\ \rightarrow v,w \in S$ Thus $v+w=(1,1)+(3,9)=(4,10) \\ 4^2-10=6 \ne 0 \\ \rightarrow v+w \notin S$ Hence $S$ is not a subspace of $R^2$
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