Linear Algebra: A Modern Introduction

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Chapter 6 - Vector Spaces - 6.1 Vector Spaces and Subspaces - Exercises for 6.1 - Page 441: 5

Answer

The set of vectors doesn't have a vector space structure, since the second axiom doesn't hold.

Work Step by Step

Let $u = (2,1)$ and let $k=-1$. $u$ is in the set of vectors, but $ku = (-2,-1)$. Since $-2 < -1$, $ku$ is not in the set of vectors. Thus, the second axiom doesn't hold so the set of vectors doesn't have a vector space structure.
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