Marcelo C. Balagso Jr.

2010-34230

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1. Given:

Express as a linear combination of vectors x1, x2, x3, x4, x5 . We need to find constants a, b, c, d, e such that

Using Gaussian Elimination,

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Thus, we have the equations

. Doing successive substitutions, we will get

Thus, (1 1 1 1 1) can be expressed as a linear combination of vectors x1, x2, x3, x4, x5, i.e., .

2. Given:

Determine if the above vectors span R4. Let a, b, c, d be real numbers. We need to show whether the vectors can be expressed as linear combinations of the vectors for any arbitrary values for a, b, c, d.

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Let k1, k2, k3, k4 be scalar constants. We need to express these as expressions of a, b, c, d, and e such that: .

Using Gaussian Elimination,

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Thus, we have

And for any value of a, b, c, d, we can find the corresponding kis (i=1,2,3,4). Therefore, y1, y2, y3, y4 span
R4

3. Linear Independence To determine if the vectors y1, y2, y3, y4 are linearly independent, we need to solve for the values of k1 , k2, k3, k4 when a, b, c, and are equal to zero. Setting a, b, c, d be equal to zero: a=b=c=d=0

We cannot find values for kis (i = 1,2,3,4) other than zero when a=b=c=d=0. Therefore, we can say that vectors y1, y2, y3, y4 are linearly independent.