Let denote the set of ordered triples and define addition in as in . For each of the following definitions of scalar multiplication, select all properties of scalar multiplication for vector spaces that hold and decide whether is a vector space.
(a)
Select all properties of scalar multiplication that hold true.
Closure under scalar multiplication Distributive Property over Vector Addition: Distributive Property over Scalar Addition: Associative Property for Scalar Multiplication: Multiplication by :

Is a vector space?

is a vector space. is not a vector space.
(b)

Select all properties of scalar multiplication that hold true.

Closure under scalar multiplication Distributive Property over Vector Addition: Distributive Property over Scalar Addition: Associative Property for Scalar Multiplication: Multiplication by :

Is a vector space?

is a vector space. is not a vector space.
(c)

Select all properties of scalar multiplication that hold true.

Closure under scalar multiplication Distributive Property over Vector Addition: Distributive Property over Scalar Addition: Associative Property for Scalar Multiplication: Multiplication by :

Is a vector space?

is a vector space. is not a vector space.
(d)

Select all properties of scalar multiplication that hold true.

Closure under scalar multiplication Distributive Property over Vector Addition: Distributive Property over Scalar Addition: Associative Property for Scalar Multiplication: Multiplication by :

Is a vector space?

is a vector space. is not a vector space.

Source

[Nicholson] W. Keith Nicholson, Linear Algebra with Applications, Lyryx 2021, Open Edition, Exercises 6.1.1.

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