Questions
Question 1
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Explain why {\((1, 0)\), \((0, 1)\)} is a basis for \(\mathbb R^2\).
Question 2
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Is {\((1, 2)\)} a basis for \(\mathbb R^2\)? Explain.
Question 3
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Is {\((1, 0)\), \((0, 1)\), \((1, 1)\)} a basis for \(\mathbb R^2\)? Explain.
Question 4
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Use a determinant to decide whether {\((1, 2)\), \((3, 5)\)} is a basis for \(\mathbb R^2\).
Question 5
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Find a basis for the line \(L=span\)(\((2, 4, 6)\)).
Question 6
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Find a basis for the plane x + y + \(z=0\) in \(\mathbb R^3\).
Question 7
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Is {\((1, 0, 0)\), \((0, 1, 0)\)} a basis for the xy-plane in \(\mathbb R^3\)?
Question 8
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Find a basis from the spanning set {\((1, 0, 0)\), \((0, 1, 0)\), \((1, 1, 0)\)} for the xy-plane.
Question 9
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Can two vectors be a basis for \(\mathbb R^3\)? Explain.
Question 10
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A learner says a basis is any spanning set. Diagnose the error.