RTUEE / EC / EEEYr 2024 · Sem 42024

Q9Advanced Engineering Mathematics II

Question

2 marks

Define vector subspace.

Answer

A vector subspace W of a vector space V is a non-empty subset of V that is itself a vector space under the same operations, equivalently W is closed under addition and scalar multiplication.

  • Closure under addition: u + v is in W
  • Closure under scalar multiplication: c*u is in W
  • The zero vector 0 is in W (follows from the above if W is non-empty)

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