Check if the following sets of functions are linear dependen
Check if the following sets of functions are linear dependent or linearly independent.
a) {x+1, (x^2)+x, (2x^2)-x-3}
b) {sin(a), 2cos(a), 3sin(a)+cos(a)}
c) {cos(3a), 4cos^3(a)-3cos(a)}
Solution
a ) here we represent 2x^2-x -3=2 (x^2+x )-3 (x +1) then given function is linearly dependent (b) 3sina+cosa=3 (sina )+1/2 ( 2cosa) then given function is linearly dependent c) 4cos^3a-3 cosa =1 (cos3a) then given function is linear dependent.
