Let V be a vector space over a field F. Suppose that U and W are subspaces of V and define Z = {u + w | u ∈ U, w ∈ W}. a) Prove that the set Z is a subspace of V . b) Suppose that u1, . . . , ur span U and w1, . . . , ws span W. Find a spanning set for Z.

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 Let V be a vector space over a field F. Suppose that U and W are subspaces of V and define
Z = {u + w | u ∈ U, w ∈ W}.
a) Prove that the set Z is a subspace of V .
b) Suppose that u1, . . . , ur
span U and w1, . . . , ws span W. Find a spanning set for Z.

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