A First Course in Linear Algebra · Problem C10

Determinants — Robert Beezer

Mathematics — Linear Algebra · sets-of-vectors

Problem

Example SVP4 leaves several details for the reader to check. Verify these five claims. The five claims from Example SVP4 are: (1) {3x2−5x−2, 2x2−7x+6, x3−2x2+x−2}\{3x^2-5x-2,\, 2x^2-7x+6,\, x^3-2x^2+x-2\} is a subset of WW. (2) {3x2−5x−2, 2x2−7x+6, x3−2x2+x−2}\{3x^2-5x-2,\, 2x^2-7x+6,\, x^3-2x^2+x-2\} is linearly independent. (3) {3x2−5x−2, 2x2−7x+6, x3−2x2+x−2, −x4+2x3+5x2−10x, x4−16}\{3x^2-5x-2,\, 2x^2-7x+6,\, x^3-2x^2+x-2,\, -x^4+2x^3+5x^2-10x,\, x^4-16\} is a subset of WW. (4) {x−2, x2−2x, x3−2x2, x4−2x3}\{x-2,\, x^2-2x,\, x^3-2x^2,\, x^4-2x^3\} is a subset of WW. (5) {x−2, x2−2x, x3−2x2, x4−2x3}\{x-2,\, x^2-2x,\, x^3-2x^2,\, x^4-2x^3\} is linearly independent.

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