Maths WorkshopMaths problems with full solutions

Vector spaces and subspaces

50 problems · Subspaces, linear independence, span, bases and dimension.

Ex.285Checking the vector space axioms
#vector space axioms #examples #counterexamples
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Ex.319A plane as a subspace
#subspaces #basis
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Ex.590Recognizing bases
#basis #dimension #canonical basis
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High school
Ex.594Linear independence
#linear independence #definition #examples
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High school
Ex.595Span of a set of vectors
#span #linear combinations #generating set
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High school
Ex.596The subspace criterion
#subspace criterion #examples
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High school
Ex.597Which subsets are subspaces?
#subspace criterion #counterexamples
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High school
Ex.1194A basis of a hyperplane in $\mathbb{R}^4$
#basis #hyperplane #dimension
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Ex.1195Image of a basis under a linear map
#basis #image #linear map
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Ex.1196A basis of a polynomial space
#polynomial spaces #basis #dimension
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Ex.1197The canonical basis and matrix representation
#canonical basis #matrix representation #linear map
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Ex.1199Eigenspaces as subspaces
#eigenspaces #subspaces #dimension
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Ex.1200Dimension of a subspace
#dimension #subspace #equations
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Ex.1205Independence depending on a parameter
#linear independence #parameter #determinant
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Ex.1206Isomorphism criterion
#isomorphism #dimension #injective linear map
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Ex.1207Basis of a kernel
#kernel #basis #linear map
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Ex.1208Kernel and image of a linear map
#kernel #image #linear map #rank-nullity
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Ex.1209Kernel of a differentiation-like map
#kernel #differentiation #polynomials
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Ex.1216The space of linear maps
#linear maps #vector space structure #dimension
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Ex.1217Injective linear map and kernel
#injectivity #kernel #linear map
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Ex.1218Column space and row space
#column space #row space #rank
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Ex.1219Kernel of a 3×3 matrix and basis
#kernel #basis #matrix #rank-nullity
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Ex.1220Subspace generated by a family
#span #generated subspace #dimension
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Ex.1221Subspace generated by columns of a matrix
#column space #generators #rank
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Ex.1222Subspace inclusion and dimension
#inclusion #dimension #equality
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Ex.1223The direct sum criterion
#direct sum #criterion #proof
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Ex.1224Surjective linear map and image
#surjectivity #image #linear map
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Ex.1896Completing a family into a basis
#basis #completion #incomplete basis theorem
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Ex.1897Change of basis in a polynomial space
#change of basis #transition matrix #polynomials
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Ex.1898Existence of a supplementary subspace
#supplementary subspace #basis extension #existence
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Ex.1899Hyperplanes and linear forms
#hyperplane #linear form #kernel #dimension
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Ex.1900Dimension of a quotient space
#quotient space #dimension #proof
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Ex.1901Direct sum of subspaces
#direct sum #supplementary subspaces #dimension
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Ex.1902Decomposing a vector in a direct sum
#direct sum #decomposition #projection
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Ex.1906The dual basis
#dual space #dual basis #linear forms
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Ex.1907Eigenspaces sum to the whole space
#eigenspaces #direct sum #diagonalization
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Ex.1909Orthonormal basis of a subspace
#Gram-Schmidt #orthonormal basis #subspace
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Ex.1915Intersection of two kernels
#intersection #kernel #dimension
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Ex.1916Intersection and sum of subspaces
#intersection #sum #dimension formula
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Ex.1920Matrix of a linear map in a given basis
#matrix representation #basis #linear map
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Ex.1921Rank-nullity on a 3×4 matrix
#rank-nullity #rank #matrix
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Ex.1922Orthogonal complement
#orthogonal complement #dimension #inner product
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Ex.1923A subspace of polynomials with a root condition
#polynomial subspace #evaluation #dimension
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Ex.1924Quotient vector space
#quotient space #cosets #dimension
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Ex.1927A subspace depending on a parameter
#parameter #subspace #dimension
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Ex.1928Sum of two planes in $\mathbb{R}^3$
#sum #intersection #planes
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Ex.1929Symmetric and skew-symmetric matrices
#symmetric #skew-symmetric #direct sum
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Ex.1930The subspace of traceless matrices
#trace #subspace #dimension #matrices
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Ex.1931Kernel of the transpose
#transpose #kernel #orthogonal complement #rank
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Ex.2222Proving the dimension formula
#dimension formula #proof #intersection and sum
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