A First Course in Linear Algebra · Problem SS.C40

Vectors — Robert Beezer

Mathematics — Linear Algebra · spanning-sets

Problem

Suppose that S={[2−134],[32−21]}S = \left\{ \begin{bmatrix} 2 \\ -1 \\ 3 \\ 4 \end{bmatrix}, \begin{bmatrix} 3 \\ 2 \\ -2 \\ 1 \end{bmatrix} \right\}. Let W=⟨S⟩W = \langle S \rangle and let x=[58−12−5]\mathbf{x} = \begin{bmatrix} 5 \\ 8 \\ -12 \\ -5 \end{bmatrix}. Is x∈W\mathbf{x} \in W? If so, provide an explicit linear combination that demonstrates this.

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