Notation: R is the set of real numbers, and C is the set of complex nunbers. If F=R or C, denote by
(F) the n n matrices with entries in F. If A ∈
(F),denote by
∈
(F) the transpose of A. Denote by
the n x n identity matrix and
the n x n zero matrix.
Problem 1 :Let i = √-1∈ C be a root of X² + 1. Let
v₁ = (1,0,-1), v₂ = (1 + i,1 − i, 1), v₃ = (i, i, 1).
Show that {v₁, v₂, v₃} is a basis of C³ and express the vector v₄ = (1,0,1) as a linear combination of v₁, v₂ and v₃, namely find α₁, α₂, α₃ ∈ C such that v₄ = α₁v₁ + α₂v₂ + α₃v₃.