24.13 - Direct Sum of Subspaces
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Practice Questions
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What does it mean for two subspaces to have a zero intersection?
💡 Hint: Think about the implications of overlap between the two spaces.
Define direct sum in your own words.
💡 Hint: Consider the need for uniqueness in representation.
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Interactive Quizzes
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For U and W to form a direct sum, what must their intersection contain?
💡 Hint: Reflect on the definition of intersection in vector spaces.
True or False: Every vector in V can be expressed in more than one way as a sum of vectors from U and W in a direct sum.
💡 Hint: Consider what uniqueness implies.
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Show that the following subspaces U = span{(1,0)} and W = span{(0,1)} form a direct sum in ℝ².
💡 Hint: Visualize this in the context of the coordinate plane.
Given vector spaces V, U, and W as described in an engineering context, prove that V = U ⊕ W captures all design aspects.
💡 Hint: Think about the contributions each subspace makes to the overall design.
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