A First Course in Linear Algebra · Problem SS.C45

Vectors — Robert Beezer

Mathematics — Linear Algebra · spanning-sets

Problem

Suppose that S={[−121],[312],[154],[−651]}S = \left\{ \begin{bmatrix} -1 \\ 2 \\ 1 \end{bmatrix}, \begin{bmatrix} 3 \\ 1 \\ 2 \end{bmatrix}, \begin{bmatrix} 1 \\ 5 \\ 4 \end{bmatrix}, \begin{bmatrix} -6 \\ 5 \\ 1 \end{bmatrix} \right\}. Let W=⟨S⟩W = \langle S \rangle and let w=[213]\mathbf{w} = \begin{bmatrix} 2 \\ 1 \\ 3 \end{bmatrix}. Is w∈W\mathbf{w} \in W? If so, provide an explicit linear combination that demonstrates this.

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