Directions: You may work to solve these problems in groups, but all written work must be your own. Show all work; no credit for solutions without work..

  1. [1.6.6] Balance the following chemical reaction.

    Na3PO4 + Ba(NO3)2 Ba3(PO4)2 + NaNO3
  2. [1.7.{1,3,4}] Determine if the vectors are linearly independent. Justify your answer.

    1. [ 5 1 0 ], [ 7 2 6 ], [ 2 1 6 ]
    2. [ 1 3 ], [ 3 6 ]
    3. [ 1 4 ], [ 2 8 ]
  3. [1.7.{9,10}] For which values of h is 𝐯3 in Span{𝐯1,𝐯2}? For which values of h is {𝐯1,𝐯2,𝐯3} linearly dependent?

    1. 𝐯1 = [ 1 3 2 ], 𝐯2 = [ 3 10 6 ], 𝐯3 = [ 2 7 h ]
    2. 𝐯1 = [ 1 5 3 ], 𝐯2 = [ 2 10 6 ], 𝐯3 = [ 2 10 h ]
  4. True/False. Justify your answers.

    1. Two vectors are linearly dependent if and only if they lie on a line through the origin.
    2. If S is a linearly dependent set, then each vector in S is a linear combination of the other vectors in S.
    3. If a set contains fewer vectors than there are entries in the vectors, then the set is linearly independent.
    4. If 𝐱 and 𝐲 are linearly independent but {𝐱,𝐲,𝐳} is linearly dependent, then 𝐳 Span{𝐱,𝐲}.
  5. Let 𝐮1,,𝐮𝐧 be vectors, and suppose that 𝐯 is a vector that can be obtained as a linear combination of 𝐮1,,𝐮𝐧 in two different ways. Prove that 𝐮1,,𝐮𝐧 are linearly dependent.