Differential Equations and Linear Algebra (4th Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Vector Spaces - 4.2 Definition of Vector Spaces - Problems - Page 262: 19

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General form of vector space $V$ is $p(x)=a_x^n+a_{n-1}+...+a_1x+a_0$ with $a_0,a_1,...a_n \in R$ We can see that zero vector in $V$ is $q(x)=0$ Hence, additive inverse $-A=-a_x^n-a_{n-1}-...-a_1x-a_0$
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