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independent set.

Remark The converse of Theorem 5.3.4 is false. If the Wronskian of        is identically zero on          , then no
conclusion can be reached about the linear independence of
linearly dependent.                                                       ; this set of vectors may be linearly independent or

Exercise Set 5.3

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   Explain why the following are linearly dependent sets of vectors. (Solve this problem by inspection.)
1.

(a) and                              in

(b) , , in

(c) and in

(d) and                          in

   Which of the following sets of vectors in are linearly dependent?
2.

       (a)

       (b)

       (c)

       (d)

       Which of the following sets of vectors in are linearly dependent?
3.

           (a)

           (b)
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