Let V be the solution space of the following homogeneous linear system: x_1−x_2−2x_3+2x_4−3x_5=0 x_1−x_2−x_3+x_4−2x_5=0 Find dim(V) and a subspace W of RR^5 such that W contains V and dim(W)=4.

Brandon White

Brandon White

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2022-11-23

Let V be the solution space of the following homogeneous linear system:
x 1 x 2 2 x 3 + 2 x 4 3 x 5 = 0 x 1 x 2 x 3 + x 4 2 x 5 = 0.
Find dim(V) and a subspace W of R 5 such that W contains V and dim ( W ) = 4. Justify your answer.
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Abigayle Dominguez

Abigayle Dominguez

Beginner2022-11-24Added 12 answers

Let
A = [ 1 1 2 2 3 1 1 1 1 2 ]
The rows of A are linearly independent, so the rank of A is 2. Since A has 5 columns, the dimension of V, which is the solution space of A, is 5-2=3. Let B = [ 1 , 1 , 2 , 2 , 3 ] . Let W be the solution space of B . B has rank 1, so the dimesion of W is 5-1=4. Any solution of both of the given equaions is a soluion of the first equation, so V is a subspace of W

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