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: 22

Answer

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Work Step by Step

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