MTH501

BC230212467
Date 13/11/2023

2 4 1 
Let v1= 1 , v2= 2 and v3= 3
   
     
 3   6  5

(a) Determine whether the set of vectors {𝑣1, 𝑣2, 𝑣3} is linearly independent or not.
Given vectors are

2 4 1 
v1= 1 , v2= 2 and v3= 3
   
     
 3   6  5

make the vector

 2 4 1
 1 2 3
 
 3 6 5
Make its reduce echelon
R1  R2
 1 2 3
 2 4 1
 
 3 6 5
By 2R1-R2 and 3R1-R3
1 2 3 
0 0 5
 
0 0 4 
1 1
By and R3
5R2 4
1 2 3
 0 0 1
 
0 0 1
There are non-zero rowsso it is linearly independent.
(b) Find a linear dependence relation among 𝑣1, 𝑣2, 𝑣3
To find the dependence relation among the 𝑣1, 𝑣2, 𝑣3 we can write echelonform into the
argumented matrix
1 2 3 0 
0 0 1 : 0 
 
0 0 1 0
From 2nd and 3rd row we can see that z=0 so v3=0
from the first row of the given matrix
2x+4y+z=0
Z=0
So,
2x+4y=0
2x=-4y
x=-2y
v1=-2v2
thus,
the relation among v1,v2,v3 is
v1=-2v2 and v3=0