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PreTeXt Sample Book: Abstract Algebra (SAMPLE ONLY)

Exercises 3.19 Hodgepodge

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<exercises xml:id="runestone-hodgepodge">
    <title>Hodgepodge</title>
    <exercise label="multifile-program-2">
      <statement>
        <p>
          This is a test of accessing program resources across pages by relying on what is in the database.
        </p>
      </statement>
<program interactive="activecode" add-files="addh-v1 addcpp-v1" compile-also="addcpp-v1" language="cpp">

#include "add.h"
#include &lt;iostream&gt;
using namespace std;
int main() {
int a = 1;
int b = 2;
cout &lt;&lt; "The sum of " &lt;&lt; a &lt;&lt; " and " &lt;&lt; b &lt;&lt; " is " &lt;&lt; add(a, b) &lt;&lt; endl;
}
</program>
    </exercise>
    <exercise label="true-false-exercise-with-tasks-in-exercises">
      <title>With Tasks in an Exercises Division</title>
      <introduction>
        <p>
          Structured with task, recycled earlier from earlier,
          to make sure that the tasks do not get counted as Runestone reading activities (since they are inside an <tag>exercise</tag> inside of an <tag>exercises</tag> division.
        </p>
      </introduction>
      <task label="true-false-task-in-exercises">
        <title>True/False</title>
        <idx>vector space</idx>
        <statement correct="no">
          <p>
            Every vector space has finite dimension.
          </p>
        </statement>
        <feedback>
          <p>
            The vector space of all polynomials with finite degree has a basis,
            <m>B = \{1,x,x^2,x^3,\dots\}</m>, which is infinte.
          </p>
        </feedback>
        <hint>
          <p>
            <m>P_n</m>, the vector space of polynomials with degree at most <m>n</m>,
            has dimension <m>n+1</m> by <xref ref="theorem-exponent-laws" />. [Cross-reference is just a demo,
            content is not relevant.] What happens if we relax the defintion and remove the parameter <m>n</m>?
          </p>
        </hint>
      </task>
      <task label="short-answer-task-in-exercises">
        <statement>
          <p>
            Explain your reasoning in the previous question.
          </p>
        </statement>
        <response />
      </task>
    </exercise>
  </exercises>

1.

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<exercise label="multifile-program-2">
      <statement>
        <p>
          This is a test of accessing program resources across pages by relying on what is in the database.
        </p>
      </statement>
<program interactive="activecode" add-files="addh-v1 addcpp-v1" compile-also="addcpp-v1" language="cpp">

#include "add.h"
#include &lt;iostream&gt;
using namespace std;
int main() {
int a = 1;
int b = 2;
cout &lt;&lt; "The sum of " &lt;&lt; a &lt;&lt; " and " &lt;&lt; b &lt;&lt; " is " &lt;&lt; add(a, b) &lt;&lt; endl;
}
</program>
    </exercise>
This is a test of accessing program resources across pages by relying on what is in the database.
#include "add.h"
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main() {
int a = 1;
int b = 2;
cout << "The sum of " << a << " and " << b << " is " << add(a, b) << endl;
}

2. With Tasks in an Exercises Division.

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<exercise label="true-false-exercise-with-tasks-in-exercises">
  <title>With Tasks in an Exercises Division</title>
  <introduction>
    <p>
      Structured with task, recycled earlier from earlier,
      to make sure that the tasks do not get counted as Runestone reading activities (since they are inside an <tag>exercise</tag> inside of an <tag>exercises</tag> division.
    </p>
  </introduction>
  <task label="true-false-task-in-exercises">
    <title>True/False</title>
    <idx>vector space</idx>
    <statement correct="no">
      <p>
        Every vector space has finite dimension.
      </p>
    </statement>
    <feedback>
      <p>
        The vector space of all polynomials with finite degree has a basis,
        <m>B = \{1,x,x^2,x^3,\dots\}</m>, which is infinte.
      </p>
    </feedback>
    <hint>
      <p>
        <m>P_n</m>, the vector space of polynomials with degree at most <m>n</m>,
        has dimension <m>n+1</m> by <xref ref="theorem-exponent-laws" />. [Cross-reference is just a demo,
        content is not relevant.] What happens if we relax the defintion and remove the parameter <m>n</m>?
      </p>
    </hint>
  </task>
  <task label="short-answer-task-in-exercises">
    <statement>
      <p>
        Explain your reasoning in the previous question.
      </p>
    </statement>
    <response />
  </task>
</exercise>
Structured with task, recycled earlier from earlier, to make sure that the tasks do not get counted as Runestone reading activities (since they are inside an <exercise> inside of an <exercises> division.

(a) True/False.

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<task label="true-false-task-in-exercises">
  <title>True/False</title>
  <idx>vector space</idx>
  <statement correct="no">
    <p>
      Every vector space has finite dimension.
    </p>
  </statement>
  <feedback>
    <p>
      The vector space of all polynomials with finite degree has a basis,
      <m>B = \{1,x,x^2,x^3,\dots\}</m>, which is infinte.
    </p>
  </feedback>
  <hint>
    <p>
      <m>P_n</m>, the vector space of polynomials with degree at most <m>n</m>,
      has dimension <m>n+1</m> by <xref ref="theorem-exponent-laws" />. [Cross-reference is just a demo,
      content is not relevant.] What happens if we relax the defintion and remove the parameter <m>n</m>?
    </p>
  </hint>
</task>
    Every vector space has finite dimension.
  • True.

  • The vector space of all polynomials with finite degree has a basis, \(B = \{1,x,x^2,x^3,\dots\}\text{,}\) which is infinte.
  • False.

  • The vector space of all polynomials with finite degree has a basis, \(B = \{1,x,x^2,x^3,\dots\}\text{,}\) which is infinte.
Hint.
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<hint>
  <p>
    <m>P_n</m>, the vector space of polynomials with degree at most <m>n</m>,
    has dimension <m>n+1</m> by <xref ref="theorem-exponent-laws" />. [Cross-reference is just a demo,
    content is not relevant.] What happens if we relax the defintion and remove the parameter <m>n</m>?
  </p>
</hint>
\(P_n\text{,}\) the vector space of polynomials with degree at most \(n\text{,}\) has dimension \(n+1\) by Theorem 1.2.16. [Cross-reference is just a demo, content is not relevant.] What happens if we relax the defintion and remove the parameter \(n\text{?}\)

(b)

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<task label="short-answer-task-in-exercises">
  <statement>
    <p>
      Explain your reasoning in the previous question.
    </p>
  </statement>
  <response />
</task>
Explain your reasoning in the previous question.