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: 21

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Work Step by Step

Given: $V=C[a,b]\\ S=\{f \in V:f(a)=2f(b)\}$ Take $f \in C[a,b]$ such that $f(x)=0 \forall x \in [a,b]$. If we take $f(a)=0=2.0=2f(b) \rightarrow f \in W$ We can see $W$ is nonempty (1) Let $f(a)=2f(b)\\ g(a)=2g(b)$ then $(f+g)(a)=f(a)+g(a)=2f(b)+2g(b)=2(f(b)+g(b))=2(f+g)(b)\\ \rightarrow f+g \in C[a,b]\\ \rightarrow f+g \in W$ Hence, $f+g1$ is closed under addition multiplication (2) Let $k$ be a scalar Obtain $(kf)(a)=kf(a)=k(2f(b))=2kf(b)=2(kf)(b)\\ \rightarrow kf \in C[a,b]\\ \rightarrow kf \in W$ Hence, $kf$ is closed under scalar multiplication (3) From (1)(2)(3), $W$ is a subspace of $C[a,b]$
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