Linear Algebra and Its Applications (5th Edition)

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Chapter 1 - Linear Equations in Linear Algebra - 1.7 Exercises - Page 62: 35

Answer

False.

Work Step by Step

Suppose $\vec{v}_{1}=(0,0,0,0)$ and $\vec{v}_{2}=(1,1,1,1)$. Then $\vec{v}_{2}$ is not a scalar multiple of $\vec{v}_{1}$, since $k\cdot\vec{0}=\vec{0}$ for all scalars $k$, but the set containing the vectors is nevertheless linearly dependent, since the zero vector is in the set.
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