Linear Algebra and Its Applications (5th Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Vector Spaces - 4.1 Exercises - Page 197: 2

Answer

a. $cu \in W$ b. Sample: $u=\left[\begin{array}{l} 2\\ 3 \end{array}\right]$ and $v=\left[\begin{array}{l} -3\\ -2 \end{array}\right]$

Work Step by Step

a. If $\mathrm{u}=\left[\begin{array}{l} u_{1}\\ u_{2} \end{array}\right]\in W$, then $u_{1}u_{2} \geq 0$, For a scalar c, $cu=\mathrm{u}=\left[\begin{array}{l} cu_{1}\\ cu_{2} \end{array}\right]$, and $(c u_{1})(cu_{2})=c^{2}(u_{1}u_{2}) \geq 0$, (the product of nonnegative numbers is nonnegative, and $c^{2}$ and $u_{1}u_{2}$ are both nonnegative), so $cu \in W.$ b. Select $u=\left[\begin{array}{l} u_{1}\\ u_{2} \end{array}\right]$ and $\mathrm{v}=\left[\begin{array}{l} v_{1}\\ v_{2} \end{array}\right]$ such that one the sums $u_{1}+v_{1}, \quad u_{2}+v_{2} $ is negative, while the other is positive. Sample: $u=\left[\begin{array}{l} 2\\ 3 \end{array}\right]\in W$ and $v=\left[\begin{array}{l} -3\\ -2 \end{array}\right]\in W,$ $u+v=\left[\begin{array}{l} -1\\ 1 \end{array}\right]\not\in W$, because $(-1)(1) < 0 $
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