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Differential Equations and Linear Algebra, 4th Edition
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Differential Equations and Linear Algebra, 4th Edition

by C. Henry Edwards, David E. Penney, David T. Calvis, David Calvis
January 2017
Intermediate to advanced
768 pages
27h 45m
English
Pearson
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4 Vector Spaces

4.1 The Vector Space R3

Here we take a fresh look—from the viewpoint of linear algebra—at the familiar 3-dimensional space of the physical world around us (and of multivariable calculus). This review, combining old and new ideas, will provide an introduction to basic concepts that are explored further in subsequent sections of the chapter.

We define three-dimensional coordinate space R3 to be the set of all ordered triples (a, b, c) of real numbers. In ordinary language, the elements of R3 are called points. The numbers a, b, and c are called the coordinates of the point P(a, b, c) and can be regarded as specifying the location of P in a fixed xyz-coordinate system.

The location of the point P can also be specified by means ...

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