Question #191545
  1. Suppose v,w element of V. Explain why there exists a unique x element of V such that v +3x = w.
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2021-05-12T03:43:35-0400

Suppose v,wv,w element of VV. Let us show that there exists a unique xx element of VV such that v+3x=wv +3x = w . Let x1x_1 and x2x_2 are the solutions of the equation v+3x=wv +3x = w. Then v+3x1=wv +3x_1 = w and v+3x2=wv +3x_2 = w. It follows that v+3x1=v+3x2.v +3x_1 =v +3x_2. Since (V,+)(V,+) is a group, using left cancellation law we conclude that 3x1=3x23x_1 =3x_2. After multiplying by 13\frac{1}{3} from left we have that 13(3x1)=13(3x2).\frac{1}{3}(3x_1) =\frac{1}{3}(3x_2).

Then using compatibility of scalar multiplication with field multiplication we conclude that (133)x1=(133)x2,(\frac{1}{3}3)x_1 =(\frac{1}{3}3)x_2, and hence 1x1=1x2.1\cdot x_1=1\cdot x_2. Using property of identity element of scalar multiplication we conclude that x1=x2.x_1=x_2. Consequently, there exists a unique xx element of VV such that v+3x=wv +3x = w .



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