Let x,y,z Є Rn be given vectors. If {x, y} is linearly independent, and {x,z} is linearly independent, then x cannot be written as a linear combination of y and z.

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Chapter2: Systems Of Linear Equations
Section2.3: Spanning Sets And Linear Independence
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Prove or disprove the following statements.

Let x,y,z Є Rn be given vectors. If {x, y} is linearly independent, and {x,z} is linearly
independent, then x cannot be written as a linear combination of y and z.
Transcribed Image Text:Let x,y,z Є Rn be given vectors. If {x, y} is linearly independent, and {x,z} is linearly independent, then x cannot be written as a linear combination of y and z.
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