Chapter 1: Problem 6
Prove that $\operatorname{tr}(a A+b B)=a \operatorname{tr}(A)+b \operatorname{tr}(B)\( for any \)A, B \in \mathrm{M}_{n \times n}(F) .$
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Chapter 1: Problem 6
Prove that $\operatorname{tr}(a A+b B)=a \operatorname{tr}(A)+b \operatorname{tr}(B)\( for any \)A, B \in \mathrm{M}_{n \times n}(F) .$
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Determine whether the vectors emanating from the origin and terminating at the following pairs of points are parallel.(a) \((3,1,2)\) and \((6,4,2)\) (b) \((-3,1,7)\) and \((9,-3,-21)\) (c) \((5,-6,7)\) and \((-5,6,-7)\) (d) \((2,0,-5)\) and \((5,0,-2)\)
Exercises \(29-34\) require knowledge of the sum and direct sum of subspaces, as defined in the exercises of Section 1.3. (a) Prove that if \(W_{1}\) and \(W_{2}\) are finite-dimensional subspaces of a vector space \(V\), then the subspace \(W_{1}+W_{2}\) is finite-dimensional, and $\operatorname{dim}\left(\mathrm{W}_{1}+\mathrm{W}_{2}\right)=\operatorname{dim}\left(\mathrm{W}_{1}\right)+\operatorname{dim}\left(\mathrm{W}_{2}\right)-\operatorname{dim}\left(\mathrm{W}_{1} \cap \mathrm{W}_{2}\right)\(. Hint: Start with a basis \)\left\\{u_{1}, u_{2}, \ldots, u_{k}\right\\}\( for \)\mathrm{W}_{1} \cap \mathrm{W}_{2}$ and extend this set to a basis $\left\\{u_{1}, u_{2}, \ldots, u_{k}, v_{1}, v_{2}, \ldots, v_{m}\right\\}\( for \)\mathrm{W}_{1}\( and to a basis \)\left\\{u_{1}, u_{2}, \ldots, u_{k}, w_{1}, w_{2}, \ldots, w_{p}\right\\}$ for \(\mathrm{W}_{2}\). (b) Let \(W_{1}\) and \(W_{2}\) be finite-dimensional subspaces of a vector space \(\mathrm{V}\), and let \(\mathrm{V}=\mathrm{W}_{1}+\mathrm{W}_{2}\). Deduce that \(\mathrm{V}\) is the direct sum of \(\mathrm{W}_{1}\) and \(W_{2}\) if and only if \(\operatorname{dim}(V)=\operatorname{dim}\left(W_{1}\right)+\operatorname{dim}\left(W_{2}\right)\).
Let \(u\) and \(v\) be distinct vectors of a vector space \(\mathrm{V}\). Show that if \(\\{u, v\\}\) is a basis for \(\mathrm{V}\) and \(a\) and \(b\) are nonzero scalars, then both \(\\{u+v, a u\\}\) and \(\\{a u, b v\\}\) are also bases for \(\mathrm{V}\).
Show that the midpoint of the line segment joining the points \((a, b)\) and \((c, d)\) is \(((a+c) / 2,(b+d) / 2)\).
Let \(u, v\), and \(w\) be distinct vectors of a vector space \(\mathrm{V}\). Show that if \(\\{u, v, w\\}\) is a basis for \(\mathrm{V}\), then $\\{u+v+w, v+w, w\\}\( is also a basis for \)\mathrm{V}$.
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