Exercise · ZW-LINEAR-COMBINATION-AND-SPAN-002 · ★☆☆ Basic

With which coefficients is \((5,-2)\) written as \(c_1(1,0)+c_2(0,1)\)?

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  • C. \(c_1=5,\ c_2=-2\)

Explanation

Since \(c_1(1,0)+c_2(0,1)=(c_1,c_2)\), the coefficients are the coordinates themselves.

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