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Vector space/Generating system and spanning subspace/Fact/Proof/Exercise

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Let K be a field, and let V be a K-vector space. Prove the following facts.

  1. Let Uj, jJ, be a family of linear subspaces of V. Prove that also the intersection
    U=jJUj

    is a subspace.

  2. Let vi, iI, be a family of elements of V, and consider the subset W of V that is given by all linear combinations of these elements. Show that W is a subspace of V.
  3. The family vi, iI, is a system of generators of V if and only if
    vi,iI=V.