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  1. [3 points] Determine if the following vectors form a basis for ℝ4.

    [ − 3 1 0 − 2 ], [ 6 − 4 − 1 6 ], [ 1 − 6 − 3 6 ], [ − 8 1 0 − 2 ]
  2. [3 points] Given the matrix A and an echelon form of A, find a basis for Col(A) and Nul(A).

    A = [ 75 383 − 281 32 329 10 51 − 37 4 44 38 194 − 142 16 167 ] ∼ [ 1 5 − 3 0 6 0 1 − 7 4 − 1 0 0 0 0 1 ]

  3. [2 points] Let H be the set of vectors [ x1 x2 x3 x4 ] ∈ ℝ4 such that x1 + x2 + x3 + x4 = 0 and x1 + 2x2 + 3x3 + 4x4 = 0. Find a basis for H.
  4. [2 parts, 1 point each] Subspaces.

    1. Let H1 and H2 be subspaces of ℝn. Prove that H1 ∩H2 is also a subspace of ℝn.
    2. Give an example of subspaces H1 and H2 of ℝ2 such that H1 ∪H2 is not a subspace.