Differential Equations and Linear Algebra (4th Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Vector Spaces - 4.6 Bases and Dimension - Problems - Page 308: 4

Answer

No basis for $R^3$

Work Step by Step

We are given: $\{(1,-1,1),(2,5,-2),(3,11,-5)\}$ We can see that $(-1)(1,-1,1)+2(2,5,-2)=(-1,1,-1)+(4,10,-4)=(3,11,-5)$ Hence the set $\{(1,-1,1),(2,5,-2),(3,11,-5)\}$ is linearly independent in $R^3$. Therefore, there is no basis for $R^3$
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