Practice question · Select all that apply
Which properties hold for vector addition in ℝⁿ?
Hints
- Check each property against what addition alone can guarantee.
- One listed property belongs to multiplication, not addition.
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- B. Associative: (u+v)+
- C. Commutative: u +
- D. There exists an additive identity (zero vector)
Why
Vectors do not have multiplicative inverses; that concept applies to scalars.
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