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  1. [2.8.{15-17}] Determine which sets below are bases for ℝ2 or ℝ3. Justify each answer.

    1. [ 5 − 2 ], [ 10 − 3 ]
    2. [ − 4 6 ], [ 2 − 3 ]
    3. [ 0 1 − 2 ], [ 5 − 7 4 ], [ 6 3 5 ]
  2. [2.8.{23-25}] Given a matrix A and an echelon form of A, find a basis for Col(A) and Nul(A).

    1. A = [ 4 5 9 − 2 6 5 1 12 3 4 8 − 3 ] ∼ [ 1 2 6 − 5 0 1 5 − 6 0 0 0 0 ]
    2. A = [ − 3 9 − 2 − 7 2 − 6 4 8 3 − 9 − 2 2 ] ∼ [ 1 − 3 6 9 0 0 4 5 0 0 0 0 ]
    3. A = [ 1 4 8 − 3 − 7 − 1 2 7 3 4 − 2 2 9 5 5 3 6 9 − 5 − 2 ] ∼ [ 1 4 8 0 5 0 2 5 0 − 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 ]
  3. [2.8.{21,22}] True/False. Justify your answers.

    1. A subspace of ℝn is any set H such that (i) the zero vector is in H, (ii) 𝐮,𝐯, and 𝐮 + 𝐯 are in H, and (iii) c is a scalar and c𝐮 is in H.
    2. If 𝐯1,…,𝐯p are in ℝn, then Span{𝐯1,…,𝐯p} is the same as the column space of the matrix [𝐯1⋯𝐯p].
    3. The set of all solutions of a system of m homogeneous equations in n unknowns is a subspace of ℝm.
    4. The columns of an invertible n ×n matrix form a basis for ℝn.
    5. Row operations do not affect linear dependence relations among the columns of a matrix.
    6. A subset H of ℝn is a subspace if the zero vector is in H.
    7. Given vectors 𝐯1,…,𝐯p in ℝn, the set of all linear combinations of these vectors is a subspace in ℝn.
    8. The null space of an m ×n matrix is a subspace of ℝn.
    9. The column space of a matrix A is the set of solutions of A𝐱 = 𝐛.
    10. If B is an echelon form of a matrix A, then the pivot columns of B form a basis for A.