9.3: Review Problems
- Page ID
- 2030
1. (Subspace Theorem) Suppose that \(V\) is a vector space and that \(U \subset V\) is a subset of \(V\). Check all the vector space requirements to show that
\[
\mu u_{1} + \nu u_{2} \in U \textit{ for all } u_{1}, u_{2} \in U, \mu, \nu \in \Re
\]
implies that \(U\) is a subspace of \(V\).
2. (Subspaces spanning sets polynolmial span) Determine if \(P_{3}^{\mathbb{R}}\) be the vector space of polynomials of degree 3 or less in the variable \(x\).
\[
x-x^{3} \in span\{ x^{2}, 2x+x^{2}, x+x^{3} \}.
\]
3. (UandV) Let \(U\) and \(W\) be subspaces of \(V\). Are:
a) \(U\cup W\)
b) \(U\cap W\)
also subspaces? Explain why or why not. Draw examples in \(\Re^{3}\).
4. Let \(L:\mathbb{R}^{3}\to \mathbb{R}^3\) where $$L(x,y,z)=(x+2y+z,2x+y+z,0)\, .$$
Find \({\rm ker} L\), \({\rm im} L\) and eigenspaces \(\mathbb{R}_{-1}\), \(\mathbb{R}_{3}\). Your answers should be subsets of \(\mathbb {R}^{3}\). Express them using the \({\rm span}\) notation.
Contributor
David Cherney, Tom Denton, and Andrew Waldron (UC Davis)