Prove that ifV is a finite-dimensional vector space over a field F, then a subset (B, B2,.. Bn) of V is a basis for V over F if and only if every vector in V can be expressed uniquely as a linear combination of the B.

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space V over a field F with a vector space V' over the same field F.
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21. Próve that if V is a finite-dimensional vector space over a field F, then a subset {B, B2, Bn) of V is a basis
for V over F if and only if every vector in V can be expressed uniquely as a linear combination of the B,.
Transcribed Image Text:space V over a field F with a vector space V' over the same field F. Theory 21. Próve that if V is a finite-dimensional vector space over a field F, then a subset {B, B2, Bn) of V is a basis for V over F if and only if every vector in V can be expressed uniquely as a linear combination of the B,.
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First, show that if each vector in V can be uniquely expressed as a linear combination of the βi,then β1,β2,...,βn is a basis for V.

Suppose that each vector in V can be uniquely expressed as a linear combination of the βi.

Then the set of vectors β1,β2,...,βn generates V .

Since 0=0·β1+0·β2,...+0·βn , this expression is the unique linear combination of the βithat yields the zero vector.

Hence, the vector βi , are linearly independent.

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