Elementary Linear Algebra 7th Edition

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ISBN 10: 1-13311-087-8
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Chapter 4 - Vector Spaces - 4.3 Subspaces of Vector Spaces - 4.3 Exercises - Page 167: 13

Answer

$W$ is not a vector subspace of $R^3$.

Work Step by Step

Let $v=(1,0,3)\in W$ and also $c=-3\in R$. Now, $$cv=-3(1,0,3)=(-3,0,-9)$$ which is not an element of $W$, in other words, $W$ is not closed under scalar multiplication. Hence, $W$ is not a vector subspace of $R^3$.
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