Question

In Exercises 9 and 10, mark each statement True or False. Justify each answer.

9.

a. If \({{\mathop{\rm v}\nolimits} _1},...,{{\mathop{\rm v}\nolimits} _p}\) are in \({\mathbb{R}^n}\) and if the set \(\left\{ {{{\mathop{\rm v}\nolimits} _1} - {{\mathop{\rm v}\nolimits} _2},{{\mathop{\rm v}\nolimits} _3} - {{\mathop{\rm v}\nolimits} _2},...,{{\mathop{\rm v}\nolimits} _p} - {{\mathop{\rm v}\nolimits} _2}} \right\}\) is linearly dependent, then \(\left\{ {{{\mathop{\rm v}\nolimits} _1},...,{{\mathop{\rm v}\nolimits} _p}} \right\}\) is affinely dependent. (Read this carefully.)

b. If \({{\mathop{\rm v}\nolimits} _1},...,{{\mathop{\rm v}\nolimits} _p}\) are in \({\mathbb{R}^n}\) and if the set of homogeneous forms \(\left\{ {{{\overline {\mathop{\rm v}\nolimits} }_1},...,{{\overline {\mathop{\rm v}\nolimits} }_p}} \right\}\) in \({\mathbb{R}^{n + 1}}\) is linearly independent, then \(\left\{ {{{\mathop{\rm v}\nolimits} _1},...,{{\mathop{\rm v}\nolimits} _p}} \right\}\) is affinely dependent.

c. A finite set of points \(\left\{ {{{\mathop{\rm v}\nolimits} _1},...,{{\mathop{\rm v}\nolimits} _k}} \right\}\) is affinely dependent if there exist real numbers \({c_1},...,{c_k}\) , not all zero, such that \({c_1} + ... + {c_k} = 1\) and \({c_1}{{\mathop{\rm v}\nolimits} _1} + ... + {c_k}{{\mathop{\rm v}\nolimits} _k} = 0\).

d. If \(S = \left\{ {{{\mathop{\rm v}\nolimits} _1},...,{{\mathop{\rm v}\nolimits} _p}} \right\}\) is an affinely independent set in \({\mathbb{R}^n}\) and if p in \({\mathbb{R}^n}\) has a negative barycentric coordinate determined by S, then p is not in \({\mathop{\rm aff}\nolimits} S\).

e.

If \({{\mathop{\rm v}\nolimits} _1},{{\mathop{\rm v}\nolimits} _2},{{\mathop{\rm v}\nolimits} _3},a,\) and \(b\) are in \({\mathbb{R}^3}\) and if ray \({\mathop{\rm a}\nolimits} + t{\mathop{\rm b}\nolimits} \) for \(t \ge 0\) intersects the triangle with vertices \({{\mathop{\rm v}\nolimits} _1},{{\mathop{\rm v}\nolimits} _2},\) and \({{\mathop{\rm v}\nolimits} _3}\) then the barycentric coordinates of the intersection points are all nonnegative.

Short answer

1. The given statement is True.
2. The given statement is False.
3. The given statement is False.
4. The given statement is False.
5. The given statement is True.

Step-by-step solution

Determine whether the statement is True or False

a)

Theorem 5states that an indexed set \(S = \left\{ {{{\mathop{\rm v}\nolimits} _1},...,{{\mathop{\rm v}\nolimits} _p}} \right\}\) in \({\mathbb{R}^n}\), with \(p \ge 2\), the following statement is equivalent, and this means that either all the statements are True or all the statements are False.

1. The set \(S\) is affinely dependent.
2. Each of the points in \(S\)is an affine combination of the other points in \(S\).
3. In \({\mathbb{R}^n}\), the set \(\left\{ {{{\mathop{\rm v}\nolimits} _2} - {{\mathop{\rm v}\nolimits} _1},...,{{\mathop{\rm v}\nolimits} _p} - {{\mathop{\rm v}\nolimits} _1}} \right\}\)is linearly dependent.
4. The set \(\left\{ {{{\bar v}_1},...,{{\bar v}_p}} \right\}\) of homogeneous forms in \({\mathbb{R}^{n + 1}}\) is linearly dependent.

Thus, the given statement (a) is True.

Determine whether the statement is True or False

b)

According to theorem 5, the set \(\left\{ {{{\bar v}_1},...,{{\bar v}_p}} \right\}\) of homogeneous forms in \({\mathbb{R}^{n + 1}}\) is linearly dependent, then the set \(S = \left\{ {{{\mathop{\rm v}\nolimits} _1},...,{{\mathop{\rm v}\nolimits} _p}} \right\}\)is affinely dependent.

Thus, the given statement (b) is False.

Determine whether the statement is True or False

c)

The set of points \(\left\{ {{{\mathop{\rm v}\nolimits} _1},...,{{\mathop{\rm v}\nolimits} _p}} \right\}\) in \({\mathbb{R}^n}\) isaffinely dependentif there is a real number \({c_1},...,{c_p}\), not all zero, such that \({c_1} + ... + {c_p} = 0\) and \({c_1}{{\mathop{\rm v}\nolimits} _1} + ... + {c_p}{{\mathop{\rm v}\nolimits} _p} = 0\).

Thus, the given statement (c) is False.

Determine whether the statement is True or False

d)

Some of the barycentric coordinates will be negative. The points on the line through b and c, \(r = 0\) because they are affine combinations of only b and c.

Thus, the given statement (d) is False.

Determine whether the statement is True or False

e)

If a ray \(a + tb\) for \(t \ge 0\) intersects the triangle with vertices \({{\mathop{\rm v}\nolimits} _1},{{\mathop{\rm v}\nolimits} _2},{{\mathop{\rm v}\nolimits} _3}\) then the barycentric coordinates are all positive.

Thus, the given statement (e) is True.