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: 28

Answer

The set $W$ of all functions such that $f(0)=1$ is not a vector subspace of $C(-\infty, \infty)$.

Work Step by Step

The set $W$ of all functions such that $f(0)=1$ is not a vector subspace of $C(-\infty, \infty)$. Let $f,g\in W$, then $f(0)=1, g(0)=1$. Now, $(f+g)(0)=f(0)+g(0)=1+1=2$ and hence $f+g$ does not belong to $W$.
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