Linear Algebra and Its Applications (5th Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Vector Spaces - 4.1 Exercises - Page 198: 19

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The given equation is a linear combination of these two functions: $\cos(\omega t)$ and $\sin(\omega t)$. It contains the zero vector: Regardless of the values of the functions, their sum will be 0 if the constants $c_1$ and $c_2$ are 0. It is closed under vector addition: Let us take $A=a_1\cos(\omega t)+a_2\sin(\omega t)$ and $B=b_1\cos(\omega t)+b_2\sin(\omega t)$ $A+B=a_1\cos(\omega t)+a_2\sin(\omega t)+b_1\cos(\omega t)+$$b_2\sin(\omega t)=(a_1+b_1)\cos(\omega t)+(a_2+b_2)\sin(\omega t)$ It is closed under scalar multiplication: Let us take $A=a_1\cos(\omega t)+a_2\sin(\omega t)$. $bA=a_1b\cos(\omega t)+a_2b\sin(\omega t)$ Because it fulfills these three conditions, it is indeed a vector space
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