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 AnaRhisT94 April 24th, 2014 12:16 PM

Linear Algebra, Vector spaces?

W = Sp{(1,3,4),(2,5,1)} , U = Span({1,1,2),(2,2,1)} Find a group that spreads U^W.(The^ is like an Upside down "U", ^ means Union in other words)

If z1*z2 != -1, |z1|=|z2|=1, Does ( (z1+z2)/(1+z1*z2) ) Rational?

 AnaRhisT94 April 24th, 2014 12:23 PM

Solved the question about complexes. any Ideas about the fist question regarding Vector spaces?

 Evgeny.Makarov April 24th, 2014 12:36 PM

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 Originally Posted by AnaRhisT94 (Post 191689) W = Sp{(1,3,4),(2,5,1)} , U = Span({1,1,2),(2,2,1)} Find a group that spreads U^W.
Do you need to find a basis of $U\cap W$?

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 Originally Posted by AnaRhisT94 (Post 191689) (The^ is like an Upside down "U", ^ means Union in other words)
$\cap$ means intersection, while $\cup$ means union. Which one is used in this problem?

 AnaRhisT94 April 24th, 2014 12:43 PM

yes, intersection.

 Evgeny.Makarov April 24th, 2014 01:11 PM

Let the given vectors from $U$ be called $u_1,u_2$ and the vectors from $W$ be called $w_1,w_2$. A vector $a\in U\cap W$ iff there exist numbers $x_1,x_2$, $y_1,y_2$ such that
$a=x_1u_1+x_2u_2=y_1w_1+y_2w_2$
Let us consider the system of linear equations
$x_1\begin{pmatrix} 1\\ 1\\ 2\end{pmatrix}+ x_2\begin{pmatrix} 2\\ 2\\ 1\end{pmatrix}+ z_1\begin{pmatrix} 1\\ 3\\ 4\end{pmatrix}+ z_2\begin{pmatrix} 2\\ 5\\ 1\end{pmatrix}= \begin{pmatrix} 0\\ 0\\ 0\end{pmatrix}$
Each solution $(x_1,x_2,z_1,z_2)$ gives a vector $x_1u_1+x_2y_2=-z_1w_1-z_2w_2\in U\cap W$ and conversely, every vector in the intersection determines a solution to the system. It is enough to find only the $z_1,z_2$ part of the solution.

Convert the matrix of the system to row echelon form to find free variables. In my calculations, the last equation becomes $2z_1+3z_2=0$, so $z_2$ is a free variable and $z_1=-(3/2)z_2$. One particular solution is $z_1=-3$, $z_2=2$. So $-z_1w_1-z_2w_2=3w_1-2w_2$ is a vector in the intersection. All other solutions to the system are multiples of $(-3,2)$, and so every vector in the intersection is a multiple of $3w_1-2w_2$.

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