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Each statement in Exercises 33–38 is either true (in
Chapter 1, Problem 38E(choose chapter or problem)
Each statement in Exercises 33–38 is either true (in all cases) or false (for at least one example). If false, construct a specific example to show that the statement is not always true. Such an example is called a counterexample to the statement. If a statement is true, give a justification. (One specific example cannot explain why a statement is always true. You will have to do more work here than in Exercises 21 and 22.)
If \(\mathbf{v}_{1}, \ldots, \mathbf{v}_{4}\) is a linearly independent set of vectors in \(\mathbb{R}^{4}\), then \(\left\{\mathbf{v}_{1}, \mathbf{v}_{2}, \mathbf{v}_{3}\right\}\) is also linearly independent. [Hint: Think about \(x_{1} \mathbf{v}_{1}+x_{2} \mathbf{v}_{2}+x_{3} \mathbf{v}_{3}+0 \cdot \mathbf{v}_{4}=\mathbf{0}\).]
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QUESTION:
Each statement in Exercises 33–38 is either true (in all cases) or false (for at least one example). If false, construct a specific example to show that the statement is not always true. Such an example is called a counterexample to the statement. If a statement is true, give a justification. (One specific example cannot explain why a statement is always true. You will have to do more work here than in Exercises 21 and 22.)
If \(\mathbf{v}_{1}, \ldots, \mathbf{v}_{4}\) is a linearly independent set of vectors in \(\mathbb{R}^{4}\), then \(\left\{\mathbf{v}_{1}, \mathbf{v}_{2}, \mathbf{v}_{3}\right\}\) is also linearly independent. [Hint: Think about \(x_{1} \mathbf{v}_{1}+x_{2} \mathbf{v}_{2}+x_{3} \mathbf{v}_{3}+0 \cdot \mathbf{v}_{4}=\mathbf{0}\).]
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If {v1,…, v4} is a linearly independent set of vectors in ℝ4, then { v1, v2, v3} is also linearly independent.