Linear Algebra: A Modern Introduction

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Chapter 3 - Matrices - 3.5 Subspaces, Basis, Dimension, and Rank - Exercises 3.5 - Page 209: 4

Answer

$S$ is not a subspace

Work Step by Step

$S$ is not a subspace because it is not closed under addition; indeed, let $\left[\begin{array}{r}{-4}\\ {-2}\end{array}\right], \left[\begin{array}{r}{1}\\ {3}\end{array}\right]\in S$ and $$\left[\begin{array}{r}{-4}\\ {-2}\end{array}\right]+\left[\begin{array}{r}{1}\\ {3}\end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{r}{-3}\\ {1}\end{array}\right]\notin S.$$
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