(10.1)
c
k
t
k
0
for all real t. When t=0, this gives c0 0 . Differentiating (10.1) and setting t=0, we find that c1 0. Repeating the process, we find that each coefficient ck is zero.
If a1,...,an are distinct real numbers, the n exponential functions u1(x) eax,...u,n(x) eax
1
n
are independent. We can prove this by induction on n. The result holds trivially when n=1. Therefore, assume it is true for n-1 exponential functions and consider scalars c1,...,cn such that
n
(10.2)
c
k 1
k
e
akx
0
Let aM be the largest of the n numbers a1,...,an. Multiplying both members of (10.2) by e ax, we obtain
M
n
(10.3)
c
k 1
k
e
(ak aM)x
0
If k M, the number ak aM is negative. Therefore, when x in Equation(10.3), each term with k M tends to zero and we find that cM 0. Deleting the Mth term from (10.2) and applying the induction hypothesis, we find that each of the remaining n-1 coefficients ck is zero.
Let S be an independent set consisting of k elements in a linear space V and let L(S) be the subspace spanned by S. Then every set of k+1 elements in L(S) is dependent.
设S是一个独立的由k个元素组成的线性空间V,L(S)是S的子空间.每隔K +1的元素在子空间L(S)是相关的。
Proof. When V Vn,Theorem 10.5 reduces to Theorem 8.8.If we examine the proof of Theorem 8.8, we find that it is based only on the fact that Vn is a linear space and not on any other special property of Vn. Therefore the proof