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Let F be the field of real numbers and let V be the set of all sequences ( a_1, a_2, ... , a_n, ... ), a_i belongs to F, where equality, addition and scalar multiplication are defined component wise. Prove that V is a vector space over F.

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Let F be the field of real numbers and let V be the set of all sequences ( a_1, a_2, ... , a_n, ... ),
a_i belongs to F, where equality, addition and scalar multiplication are defined component wise.
Prove that V is a vector space over F.

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Let F be the field of real numbers and let V be the set of all sequences ( a_1, a_2, ... , a_n, ... ), a_i belings to F, where equality, addition and scalar multiplication are defined componentwise.
Prove that V is a vector space over F.
Notes are also given at the end.

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  • MSc, Kanpur University
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