Question: Let V be the vector space of Problem 29 and let the subset W consist of those elements {x n ) of V such that

Let V be the vector space of Problem 29 and let the subset W consist of those elements {xn) of V such that Xn = Xn-1 + Xn-2 for n ≥  2. Thus a typical element of W is the Fibonacci sequence

{1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55,...}.

(a) Show that W is a subspace of V.
(b) Prove that W is 2-dimensional.

Problem 29

Let V be the set of all infinite sequences {xn} = {x1, x2, x3, ....} of real numbers. Let addition of elements of V and multiplication by scalars be defined as follows:

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and

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{1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55,...}.

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