MA 335: Assignment 9

Due Thursday, April 2.

1. Define three functions f (x) = x3 , g(x) = x3 + |x3 |, and h(x) = x2 in F(R). (Recall that F(R)
is the set of all real-valued functions defined on the real line and is a vector space.) Is {f, g, h}
linearly independent? Justify your answer.

2. Let  
2 −1 1
−1 1 1
A=
 3 −2 0 .


1 0 2

(a) Find a basis for the null space of A.

(b) Find a basis for the column space of A.