Elementary Linear Algebra 7th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1-13311-087-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-13311-087-3

Chapter 4 - Vector Spaces - 4.4 Spanning Sets and Linear Independence - 4.4 Exercises - Page 179: 50

Answer

$$(0,0)=\frac{1}{2}t(2,4)+t(-1,-2)+0(0,6).$$ $$(-1,-2)=-\frac{1}{2}(2,4)+0(0,6) .$$

Work Step by Step

Consider the combination $$a(2,4)+b(-1,-2)+c(0,6) =0, \quad a,b,c \in R.$$ Which yields the following system of equations \begin{align*} 2a-b &=0\\ 4a-2b+6c &=0. \end{align*} The augmented matrix matrix is given by $$\left[\begin {array}{cccc} 2&-1&0\\ 4&-2&6 \end {array} \right]$$ The reduced row echelon form can be calculated as follows $$\left[\begin {array}{cccc}1&-\frac{1}{2}&0\\ 0&0&1 \end {array} \right],$$ then we have the solution $$a=\frac{1}{2}t,\quad b= t, \quad c=0.$$ Hence, we have the combinations $$(0,0)=\frac{1}{2}t(2,4)+t(-1,-2)+0(0,6).$$ $$(-1,-2)=-\frac{1}{2}(2,4)+0(0,6) .$$
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