Prove that the set V of all real valued continuous (differentiable or integrable) functions defined on the closed interval [a, b] is a real vector space with the vector addition and scalar multiplication defined as follows:   (f +g)(x)=f(x) + g(x)   (λ f)(x)=λ f(x) for all f, g ∈V and λ ∈R.

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Prove that the set V of all real valued continuous (differentiable or integrable) functions defined on the closed interval [a, b] is a real vector space with the vector addition and scalar multiplication defined as follows:

 

(f +g)(x)=f(x) + g(x)

 

(λ f)(x)=λ f(x) for all f, g ∈V and λ ∈R.

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