Differential Equations and Linear Algebra (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32196-467-5
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Chapter 4 - Vector Spaces - 4.4 Spanning Sets - True-False Review - Page 282: l

Answer

True

Work Step by Step

Consider the vector space $P(R)$ Let $S=\{p_1(x),p_2(x),...p_n(x)\}$ be a infinite set spans $P$ Then let $M=max\{degree(p_i(x))\}$ If $P= span (S)$, there will be no polynomial on $P$ whose degree is greater than $M$. Thus, $p(x)=x^{M+1}$ is not in $P$. Hence, the vector space $P(R)$ of all polynomials with real coefficients cannot be spanned by a finite set $S$
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