Span of a Vector Space in $mathbb{R}^3$












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Consider the subspaces $W_1$ and $W_2$ of $mathbb{R}^3$ given by
$W_1= {(x,y,z) in mathbb{R}^3:x+y+z=0 }$ and $W_2={(x,y,z) in mathbb{R}^3:x-y+z=0 }$.



If $W$ is a subspace of $mathbb{R}^3$ such that




  • $W cap W_2= mathrm{span}bigl{(0,1,1)bigr}$


  • $W cap W_1$ is orthogonal to $W cap W_2$ with respect to the usual inner product of $mathbb{R}^3$



then which of these are true?




  1. $W = mathrm{span} bigl{ (0,1,-1),(0,1,1) bigr}$


  2. $W = mathrm{span} bigl{ (1,0,-1),(0,1,-1) bigr}$


  3. $W = mathrm{span} bigl{ (1,0,-1),(0,1,1) bigr}$


  4. $W = mathrm{span} bigl{ (1,0,-1),(1,0,1) bigr}$



My Attempt:
$x+y+z=0 implies x+y=-z$ so that free variables are two so $mathrm{dim}(W_1)=2$ and similarly $x-y+z=0 implies x+z=y$ so that $mathrm{dim}(W_2)=2$.



Also $W cap W_2 = mathrm{span}bigl{(0,1,1)
bigr}$
implies $(0,1,1)$ is one element of $W$ so options 2,4 discarded.



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Consider the subspaces $W_1$ and $W_2$ of $mathbb{R}^3$ given by
$W_1= {(x,y,z) in mathbb{R}^3:x+y+z=0 }$ and $W_2={(x,y,z) in mathbb{R}^3:x-y+z=0 }$.



If $W$ is a subspace of $mathbb{R}^3$ such that




  • $W cap W_2= mathrm{span}bigl{(0,1,1)bigr}$


  • $W cap W_1$ is orthogonal to $W cap W_2$ with respect to the usual inner product of $mathbb{R}^3$



then which of these are true?




  1. $W = mathrm{span} bigl{ (0,1,-1),(0,1,1) bigr}$


  2. $W = mathrm{span} bigl{ (1,0,-1),(0,1,-1) bigr}$


  3. $W = mathrm{span} bigl{ (1,0,-1),(0,1,1) bigr}$


  4. $W = mathrm{span} bigl{ (1,0,-1),(1,0,1) bigr}$



My Attempt:
$x+y+z=0 implies x+y=-z$ so that free variables are two so $mathrm{dim}(W_1)=2$ and similarly $x-y+z=0 implies x+z=y$ so that $mathrm{dim}(W_2)=2$.



Also $W cap W_2 = mathrm{span}bigl{(0,1,1)
bigr}$
implies $(0,1,1)$ is one element of $W$ so options 2,4 discarded.



How to approach this type of problems in general?










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    You have to "escape" the braces, by typing {, since they are usually used for something else.
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$begingroup$


Consider the subspaces $W_1$ and $W_2$ of $mathbb{R}^3$ given by
$W_1= {(x,y,z) in mathbb{R}^3:x+y+z=0 }$ and $W_2={(x,y,z) in mathbb{R}^3:x-y+z=0 }$.



If $W$ is a subspace of $mathbb{R}^3$ such that




  • $W cap W_2= mathrm{span}bigl{(0,1,1)bigr}$


  • $W cap W_1$ is orthogonal to $W cap W_2$ with respect to the usual inner product of $mathbb{R}^3$



then which of these are true?




  1. $W = mathrm{span} bigl{ (0,1,-1),(0,1,1) bigr}$


  2. $W = mathrm{span} bigl{ (1,0,-1),(0,1,-1) bigr}$


  3. $W = mathrm{span} bigl{ (1,0,-1),(0,1,1) bigr}$


  4. $W = mathrm{span} bigl{ (1,0,-1),(1,0,1) bigr}$



My Attempt:
$x+y+z=0 implies x+y=-z$ so that free variables are two so $mathrm{dim}(W_1)=2$ and similarly $x-y+z=0 implies x+z=y$ so that $mathrm{dim}(W_2)=2$.



Also $W cap W_2 = mathrm{span}bigl{(0,1,1)
bigr}$
implies $(0,1,1)$ is one element of $W$ so options 2,4 discarded.



How to approach this type of problems in general?










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Consider the subspaces $W_1$ and $W_2$ of $mathbb{R}^3$ given by
$W_1= {(x,y,z) in mathbb{R}^3:x+y+z=0 }$ and $W_2={(x,y,z) in mathbb{R}^3:x-y+z=0 }$.



If $W$ is a subspace of $mathbb{R}^3$ such that




  • $W cap W_2= mathrm{span}bigl{(0,1,1)bigr}$


  • $W cap W_1$ is orthogonal to $W cap W_2$ with respect to the usual inner product of $mathbb{R}^3$



then which of these are true?




  1. $W = mathrm{span} bigl{ (0,1,-1),(0,1,1) bigr}$


  2. $W = mathrm{span} bigl{ (1,0,-1),(0,1,-1) bigr}$


  3. $W = mathrm{span} bigl{ (1,0,-1),(0,1,1) bigr}$


  4. $W = mathrm{span} bigl{ (1,0,-1),(1,0,1) bigr}$



My Attempt:
$x+y+z=0 implies x+y=-z$ so that free variables are two so $mathrm{dim}(W_1)=2$ and similarly $x-y+z=0 implies x+z=y$ so that $mathrm{dim}(W_2)=2$.



Also $W cap W_2 = mathrm{span}bigl{(0,1,1)
bigr}$
implies $(0,1,1)$ is one element of $W$ so options 2,4 discarded.



How to approach this type of problems in general?







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    You have to "escape" the braces, by typing {, since they are usually used for something else.
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    I edited it but I use the symbol $ then curly braces removed.
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    – Mathforjob
    Dec 25 '18 at 0:40










  • $begingroup$
    You have to "escape" the braces, by typing {, since they are usually used for something else.
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    – Chris Custer
    Dec 25 '18 at 1:09












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$begingroup$
I edited it but I use the symbol $ then curly braces removed.
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$begingroup$
You have to "escape" the braces, by typing {, since they are usually used for something else.
$endgroup$
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Dec 25 '18 at 1:09






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