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 - Review Exercises - Page 221: 13

Answer

$$ 0=\left[\begin{array}{rrrr}{0} & {0} & {0} & {0} \\ {0} & {0} & {0} & {0} \\ {0} & {0} & {0} & {0}\end{array}\right]. $$ $$-u=\left[\begin{array}{rrrr}{-a_{11}} & {-a_{12}} & {-a_{13}} & {-a_{14}} \\ {-a_{21}} & {-a_{22}} & {-a_{23}} & {-a_{24}} \\ {-a_{31}} & {-a_{32}} & {-a_{33}} & {-a_{34}}\end{array}\right].$$

Work Step by Step

The zero vector of the vector space $M_{3,4}$ is given by $$ 0=\left[\begin{array}{rrrr}{0} & {0} & {0} & {0} \\ {0} & {0} & {0} & {0} \\ {0} & {0} & {0} & {0}\end{array}\right]. $$ Let $u$ be an vector in $M_{3,4}$ such that $$u=\left[\begin{array}{rrrr}{a_{11}} & {a_{12}} & {a_{13}} & {a_{14}} \\ {a_{21}} & {a_{22}} & {a_{23}} & {a_{24}} \\ {a_{31}} & {a_{32}} & {a_{33}} & {a_{34}}\end{array}\right].$$ Now, the additive inverse of $u$ is given by $$-u=\left[\begin{array}{rrrr}{-a_{11}} & {-a_{12}} & {-a_{13}} & {-a_{14}} \\ {-a_{21}} & {-a_{22}} & {-a_{23}} & {-a_{24}} \\ {-a_{31}} & {-a_{32}} & {-a_{33}} & {-a_{34}}\end{array}\right].$$
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