Differential Equations and Linear Algebra (4th Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Vector Spaces - 4.4 Spanning Sets - True-False Review - Page 282: d

Answer

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Work Step by Step

Assume $V=R^2$ and the spanning set for a vector space $S=\{(1,0);(0,1);(1,1)\}$ then the vector $v=(2,2)$ can be expressed as a linear combination of the vectors in $S$ such as: $v=2(1,1)$ or $v=2(1,0)+2(0,1)$ Hence, the statement is false.
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