Suppose V={v1,v2,...,vn} is a set of nonzero vectors, and let                    x= a1v1 + a2v2 +...+ anvn and also x= b1v1 + b2v2 +...+ bnvn where at least one bi≠ai Explain why this means 0=c1v1+c2v2+...+cnvn for some ci, where at least one ci≠0

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Suppose V={v1,v2,...,vn} is a set of nonzero vectors, and let                    x= a1v1 + a2v2 +...+ anvn and also
x= b1v1 + b2v2 +...+ bnvn where at least one bi≠ai Explain why this means 0=c1v1+c2v2+...+cnvn for some ci, where at least one ci≠0

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