Given x1 = (1,1,1)T and x2 = (3,−1,4)T: (a) Do x1 and x2 span R3 ? Explain. (b) Let x3 be a third vector in R3and set X = (x1 x2 x3). What condition(s) would X have to satisfy in order for x1, x2, and x3 to form a basis for R3?

Linear Algebra: A Modern Introduction
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Given x1 = (1,1,1)T and x2 = (3,−1,4)T:

(a) Do x1 and x2 span R3 ? Explain.

(b) Let x3 be a third vector in R3and set X = (x1 x2 x3). What condition(s) would X have to satisfy in order for x1, x2, and x3 to form a basis for R3?

 

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