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: 52

Answer

$$(0,0,0,0)=-2t(1,2,3,4)+t(1,0,1,2)+t(1,4,5,6) .$$ $$(1,4,5,6)=2(1,2,3,4)-(1,0,1,2) .$$

Work Step by Step

Consider the combination $$a(1,2,3,4)+b(1,0,1,2)+c(1,4,5,6) =0, \quad a,b,c \in R.$$ Which yields the following system of equations \begin{align*} a+b+c&=0\\ 2a+4c &=0\\ 3a+b+5c&=0\\ 4a+2b+6c&=0. \end{align*} The augmented matrix is given by $$\left[\begin {array}{cccc} 1&1&1\\ 2&0&4 \\ 3&1&5\\ 4&2&6 \end {array} \right]$$ The reduced row echelon form can be calculated as follows $$\left[\begin {array}{cccc}1&0&2\\ 0&1&-1 \\ 0&0&0\\ 0&0&0 \end {array} \right],$$ then we have the solution $$a=-2t,\quad b=t, \quad c= t.$$ Hence, we have the combinations $$(0,0,0,0)=-2t(1,2,3,4)+t(1,0,1,2)+t(1,4,5,6) .$$ $$(1,4,5,6)=2(1,2,3,4)-(1,0,1,2) .$$
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