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Here is the problem I have been asked to solve:
Assume that m < n and l1, l2, . . . , lm are linear functionals on an n-dimensional vector space X.
(a) Prove there exists a non-zero vector x in X such that the scalar product < x, lj >= 0 for 1 <= j <= m. What does this say about the solution of systems of linear equations?
(b) Under what conditions on the scalars b1, . . . , bm is it true that there exists a vector x in X such that the scalar product < x, lj >= bj for 1 <= j <= m? What does this say about the solution of systems of linear equations?I am having trouble understanding the concept of a linear functional and how it relates to the vector space X.
Assume that m < n and l1, l2, . . . , lm are linear functionals on an n-dimensional vector space X.
(a) Prove there exists a non-zero vector x in X such that the scalar product < x, lj >= 0 for 1 <= j <= m. What does this say about the solution of systems of linear equations?
(b) Under what conditions on the scalars b1, . . . , bm is it true that there exists a vector x in X such that the scalar product < x, lj >= bj for 1 <= j <= m? What does this say about the solution of systems of linear equations?I am having trouble understanding the concept of a linear functional and how it relates to the vector space X.
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