Elementary Linear Algebra 7th Edition

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ISBN 10: 1-13311-087-8
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Chapter 4 - Vector Spaces - 4.5 Basis and Dimension - 4.5 Exercises - Page 188: 50

Answer

$S$ is not a basis for $R^3$.

Work Step by Step

The set $S=\left\{\left(\frac{2}{3}, \frac{5}{2}, 1\right),\left(1, \frac{3}{2}, 0\right),(2,12,6)\right\}$ is a linearly dependent set of vectors. Indeed, assume that $$a\left(\frac{2}{3}, \frac{5}{2}, 1\right)+b\left(1, \frac{3}{2}, 0\right)+c(2,12,6)=(0,0,0), \quad a,b,c\in R.$$ Then, we have the following system of equations \begin{align*} \frac{2}{3}a+b+2c&=0\\ \frac{5}{2}a+\frac{3}{2}b+12c&=0\\ a+6c&=0. \end{align*} The augmented matrix of the above system is given by $$\left[\begin{array}{cccc} \frac{2}{3}&1&2\\ \frac{5}{2}&\frac{3}{2}&12 \\ 1&0&6 \\ \end{array}\right]$$ and its determinant is $0$. Therefore, the above system has infinite number of solutions, that is, there is lots of non trivial solution. Then $S$ is linearly dependent set of vectors and then $S$ is not a basis for $R^3$.
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