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Exercise 6

Avg difficulty 2.5

Consider the vectors v1=[3−11],v2=[112].\vvec_1=\left[\begin{array}{r} 3 \\ -1 \\ 1 \end{array}\right], \vvec_2=\left[\begin{array}{r} 1 \\ 1 \\ 2 \end{array}\right]. For what value(s) of kk, if any, can the vector [k−25]\left[\begin{array}{r} k \\ -2 \\ 5 \end{array}\right] be written as a linear combination of v1\vvec_1 and v2\vvec_2?

Austin, Understanding Linear Algebra, §2.1 Vectors and linear combinations, Exercise 6

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