Let U and W be subspaces of a

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2022-06-19

Let U and W be subspaces of a vector space V. Show that U+W is a subspace of W

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To prove that U+W is a subspace of V, where U and W are subspaces of V, we need to verify three conditions: closure under addition, closure under scalar multiplication, and containing the zero vector.
1) Closure under addition: Let 𝐮1 and 𝐮2 be vectors in U and 𝐰1 and 𝐰2 be vectors in W. Since U and W are subspaces, 𝐮1+𝐮2 is in U and 𝐰1+𝐰2 is in W. Therefore, (𝐮1+𝐰1)+(𝐮2+𝐰2) is in U+W.
2) Closure under scalar multiplication: Let 𝐯 be a vector in U+W, and let c be a scalar. Since 𝐯 is a combination of vectors from U and W, c𝐯 is a combination of vectors from U and W as well. Therefore, c𝐯 is in U+W.
3) Containing the zero vector: Since U and W are subspaces, they contain the zero vector. Therefore, the zero vector is in U+W.
Hence, U+W satisfies all the conditions to be a subspace of V. Therefore, we have shown that U+W is a subspace of V.

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