Prove that v2 is the only element in W_1\cap W_2.

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Therefore, it must be of dimension 1, and since it contains v2 which is in W1 and W2, it must be equal to sp(v2). Therefore, W_1\cap W_2 = sp(v2). In summary, we can prove that the intersection of two subspaces, W_1 and W_2, of a vector space V is equal to the subspace sp(v2) which contains the common vector v2.
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V is a vector space on field F and there is a series[tex]v=(v_1,v_2,v_3,v_4)[/tex]
which is independent on V
W_1=sp(v1,v2)
W_2=sp(v2,v3)
of V
prove that
[tex]
W_1\cap W_2=sp(v2)
[/tex]
its obvious v2 exists in both groups .
how am i supposed to prove it
??
 
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transgalactic said:
V is a vector space on field F and there is a series[tex]v=(v_1,v_2,v_3,v_4)[/tex]
which is independent on V
W_1=sp(v1,v2)
W_2=sp(v2,v3)
of V
prove that
[tex]
W_1\cap W_2=sp(v2)
[/tex]
its obvious v2 exists in both groups .
how am i supposed to prove it
??
Since
[itex]W_1\cap W_2[/itex] is a subspace of W1, and W1 has dimension 2, it has dimension 1 or 2. If it has dimension 2, the it is equal to W2. But W_1 contains v1 which is not in [itex]W_1\cap W_2[/itex] so it is not of dimension 2.
 

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