Chapter 1.2, Problem 63EQ

Let v1, v2, and v3 be three linearly independent vectors in a vector space V. Is the set {v12v2,2v23v3,3v3v1} linearly dependent or linearly independent? Explain.

Let u, v, and w be any three vectors from a vector space V. Determine whether the set of vectors {vu,wv,uw} is linearly independent or linearly dependent.

Consider the vectors u=(6,2,4) and v=(1,2,0) from Example 10. Without using Theorem 5.9, show that among all the scalar multiples cv of the vector v, the projection of u onto v is the closest to u that is, show that d(u,projvu) is a minimum.