From 5c2861583477d8a7d0330da6e15f2fc28775880b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: ben-jaynes <1btjaynes@gmail.com> Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2026 10:03:03 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] vault backup: 2026-10-07 10:03:02 --- .../MATH 208 (Matrix Algebra)/Chapter 2.2 - Span.md | 12 +++++++++++- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/College/AU 26/MATH 208 (Matrix Algebra)/Chapter 2.2 - Span.md b/College/AU 26/MATH 208 (Matrix Algebra)/Chapter 2.2 - Span.md index 65a5336..45493c6 100644 --- a/College/AU 26/MATH 208 (Matrix Algebra)/Chapter 2.2 - Span.md +++ b/College/AU 26/MATH 208 (Matrix Algebra)/Chapter 2.2 - Span.md @@ -1,4 +1,14 @@ #uw/class/math208 #uw/notes - - - -if ${u_{1}, u_{2}, \dots, u_{m}$ \ No newline at end of file +if $\{\mathbf{u}_{1}, \mathbf{u}_{2}, \dots, \mathbf{u}_{m}\}$ is a set of vectors in $\mathbf{R}^n$ then the span of the set is given as $\text{span}\{\mathbf{u_{1}}, \mathbf{u_{2}}, \dots, \mathbf{u_{m}}\}$ and represents the set of all linear combinations +$$x_{1}\mathbf{u_{1}}+x_{2}\mathbf{u_{2}}+\dots+x_{m}\mathbf{u_{m}}$$ +where $x_{1}, x_{2},\dots, x_{m}$ can be any real numbers + +Span represents all points in n-dimensional space that a set of vectors could reach when combined in a certain linear combination. + +if $\text{span}\{\mathbf{u}_{1}, \mathbf{u}_{2}, \dots, \mathbf{u}_{m}\} = \mathbf{R^n}$ then the vectors $\{\mathbf{u}_{1}, \mathbf{u}_{2}, \dots, \mathbf{u}_{m}\}$ spans $\mathbf{R}^n$ + + +In three dimensions the span of two vectors can be visualized by the plane containing both of them. Any point on this plane can be reached by a linear combination of the vectors but any other point that does not lie on the plane cannot. +