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A First Course in Linear Algebra · Problem SS.C45
Vectors — Robert Beezer
Mathematics — Linear Algebra · spanning-sets
Problem Suppose that S = { [ − 1 2 1 ] , [ 3 1 2 ] , [ 1 5 4 ] , [ − 6 5 1 ] } 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\} S = ⎩ ⎨ ⎧ − 1 2 1 , 3 1 2 , 1 5 4 , − 6 5 1 ⎭ ⎬ ⎫ . Let W = ⟨ S ⟩ W = \langle S \rangle W = ⟨ S ⟩ and let w = [ 2 1 3 ] \mathbf{w} = \begin{bmatrix} 2 \\ 1 \\ 3 \end{bmatrix} w = 2 1 3 . Is w ∈ W \mathbf{w} \in W w ∈ W ? If so, provide an explicit linear combination that demonstrates this.
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