Elementary Linear Algebra 7th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1-13311-087-8
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Chapter 4 - Vector Spaces - Review Exercises - Page 221: 19

Answer

$W$ is not a subspace of $R^2$.

Work Step by Step

Let $W$ be a subset of $V$ such that $$W=\{(x, y) : y=a x, a \text { is an integer }\}, \quad V=R^{2}.$$ Assume that $u=(x,ax), v=(y,by)\in W$ where $a,b \in Z$ and $c\in R$. Now, we have (a) $W$ contains the zero vector $(0,0)$. (b) $u+v=(x,ax)+(y,by)=(x+y,ax+by)$. Since $ax+by\neq t (x+y)$, $t\in Z$, then $u+v\not \in W$. Hence, $W$ is not a subspace of $R^2$.
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