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Linear Mathematics | Part IB, 2002

Which of the following statements are true, and which false? Give brief justifications for your answers.

(a) If UU and WW are subspaces of a vector space VV, then U∩WU \cap W is always a subspace of VV.

(b) If UU and WW are distinct subspaces of a vector space VV, then U∪WU \cup W is never a subspace of VV.

(c) If U,WU, W and XX are subspaces of a vector space VV, then U∩(W+X)=U \cap(W+X)= (U∩W)+(U∩X)(U \cap W)+(U \cap X).

(d) If UU is a subspace of a finite-dimensional space VV, then there exists a subspace WW such that U∩W={0}U \cap W=\{0\} and U+W=VU+W=V.

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