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40 | 40 |
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41 | 41 | <observation> |
42 | 42 | <p> |
43 | | - Recall that if <m>S=\left\{\vec{v}_1,\dots, \vec{v}_n\right\}</m> is subset of vectors in <m>\IR^n</m>, then <m>\vspan(S)</m> is the set of all linear combinations of vectors in <m>S</m>. |
44 | | - In <xref ref="EV2"/>, we learned how to decide whether <m>\vspan(S)</m> was equal to all of <m>\IR^n</m> or something strictly smaller. |
| 43 | + Recall that if <m>S=\left\{\vec{v}_1,\dots, \vec{v}_n\right\}</m> is subset of vectors in <m>\IR^n</m>, then <m>\vspan S</m> is the set of all linear combinations of vectors in <m>S</m>. |
| 44 | + In <xref ref="EV2"/>, we learned how to decide whether <m>\vspan S</m> was equal to all of <m>\IR^n</m> or something strictly smaller. |
45 | 45 | </p> |
46 | 46 | </observation> |
47 | 47 | <activity> |
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55 | 55 | <p> |
56 | 56 | Let <m>S</m> denote a set of vectors in <m>\IR^3</m> and suppose that |
57 | 57 | <m>\left[\begin{array}{c}1\\2\\3\end{array}\right], |
58 | | - \left[\begin{array}{c}4\\5\\6\end{array}\right]\in\vspan(S)</m>. |
| 58 | + \left[\begin{array}{c}4\\5\\6\end{array}\right]\in\vspan S</m>. |
59 | 59 | Which of the following vectors might |
60 | | - <em>not</em> belong to <m>\vspan(S)</m>? |
| 60 | + <em>not</em> belong to <m>\vspan S</m>? |
61 | 61 | <ol marker="A." cols="2"> |
62 | 62 | <li><m>\left[\begin{array}{c}0\\0\\0\end{array}\right]</m></li> |
63 | 63 | <li><m>\left[\begin{array}{c}1\\2\\3\end{array}\right]+ |
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78 | 78 | <statement> |
79 | 79 | <p> |
80 | 80 | More generally, let <m>S</m> denote a set of vectors in <m>\IR^n</m> and suppose that |
81 | | - <m>\vec v,\vec w\in\vspan(S)</m> and <m>c\in\mathbb R</m>. |
| 81 | + <m>\vec v,\vec w\in\vspan S</m> and <m>c\in\mathbb R</m>. |
82 | 82 | Which of the following vectors |
83 | | - <em>must</em> belong to <m>\vspan(S)</m>? |
| 83 | + <em>must</em> belong to <m>\vspan S</m>? |
84 | 84 | <ol marker="A." cols="2"> |
85 | 85 | <li><m>\vec 0</m></li> |
86 | 86 | <li><m>\vec v+\vec w</m></li> |
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269 | 269 |
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270 | 270 | <observation> |
271 | 271 | <p> |
272 | | - If <m>S</m> is any set of vectors in <m>\IR^n</m>, then the set <m>\vspan(S)</m> has the following properties: |
| 272 | + If <m>S</m> is any set of vectors in <m>\IR^n</m>, then the set <m>\vspan S</m> has the following properties: |
273 | 273 | <ul> |
274 | 274 | <li> |
275 | 275 | <p> |
276 | | - the set <m>\vspan(S)</m> is non-empty. |
| 276 | + the set <m>\vspan S</m> is non-empty. |
277 | 277 | </p> |
278 | 278 | </li> |
279 | 279 | <li> |
280 | 280 | <p> |
281 | | - the set <m>\vspan(S)</m> is <q>closed under addition</q>: for any <m>\vec{u},\vec{v}\in \vspan(S)</m>, the sum <m>\vec{u}+\vec{v}</m> is also in <m>\vspan(S)</m>. |
| 281 | + the set <m>\vspan S</m> is <q>closed under addition</q>: for any <m>\vec{u},\vec{v}\in \vspan S</m>, the sum <m>\vec{u}+\vec{v}</m> is also in <m>\vspan S</m>. |
282 | 282 | </p> |
283 | 283 | </li> |
284 | 284 | <li> |
285 | 285 | <p> |
286 | | - the set <m>\vspan(S)</m> is <q>closed under scalar multiplication</q>: for any <m>\vec{u}\in\vspan(S)</m> and scalar <m>c\in\IR</m>, the product <m>c\vec{u}</m> is also in <m>\vspan(S)</m>. |
| 286 | + the set <m>\vspan S</m> is <q>closed under scalar multiplication</q>: for any <m>\vec{u}\in\vspan S</m> and scalar <m>c\in\IR</m>, the product <m>c\vec{u}</m> is also in <m>\vspan S</m>. |
287 | 287 | </p> |
288 | 288 | </li> |
289 | 289 | </ul> |
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1033 | 1033 | <task> |
1034 | 1034 | <statement> |
1035 | 1035 | <p> |
1036 | | - Given the set of ingredients <me>S=\{\textrm{flour}, \textrm{yeast}, \textrm{salt}, \textrm{water}, \textrm{sugar}, \textrm{milk}\}</me>, how should we think of the subspace <m>\vspan(S)</m>? |
| 1036 | + Given the set of ingredients <me>S=\{\textrm{flour}, \textrm{yeast}, \textrm{salt}, \textrm{water}, \textrm{sugar}, \textrm{milk}\}</me>, how should we think of the subspace <m>\vspan S</m>? |
1037 | 1037 | </p> |
1038 | 1038 | </statement> |
1039 | 1039 | </task> |
1040 | 1040 | <task> |
1041 | 1041 | <statement> |
1042 | 1042 | <p> |
1043 | | - What is one meal that lives in the subspace <m>\vspan(S)</m>? |
| 1043 | + What is one meal that lives in the subspace <m>\vspan S</m>? |
1044 | 1044 | </p> |
1045 | 1045 | </statement> |
1046 | 1046 | </task> |
1047 | 1047 | <task> |
1048 | 1048 | <statement> |
1049 | 1049 | <p> |
1050 | | - What is one meal that does not live in the subspace <m>\vspan(S)</m>? |
| 1050 | + What is one meal that does not live in the subspace <m>\vspan S</m>? |
1051 | 1051 | </p> |
1052 | 1052 | </statement> |
1053 | 1053 | </task> |
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