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 168: 54

Answer

The set $W$ is a subspace of $R^{n}$.

Work Step by Step

Let $A$ be a fixed $m\times n$ matrix and $x, y\in W$, then $Ax=0$ and $Ay=0$ Thus we have that 1) $A(x+y)=Ax+Ay=0+0=0 $ this shows that $x+y\in W$ 2) $A(\alpha x)=\alpha (Ax)=\alpha . 0=0$ $\implies$ $ \alpha x\in W$ 3) There is the zero vector $0\in W$ such that $A. 0=0$ 4) For all vector $x\in W$ , there is an $(-x) \in W$ such that $A(x+(-x))=Ax +A(-x)=Ax-Ax=0$ From $1),$ $ 2),$ $3),$ $ 4),$ , we see that the set $W$ is a subspace of $R^{n}$.
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