MathCastle
Linear AlgebraMediumVector Spaces & Bases

Vector Spaces & Bases · Medium problem

Let U=span⁡{(1,0,1)}U=\operatorname{span}\{(1,0,1)\} and W={(x,y,z):x+z=0}W=\{(x,y,z): x+z=0\} in R3\mathbb{R}^3, so R3=U⊕W\mathbb{R}^3 = U\oplus W. Write (5,3,1)=u+w(5,3,1) = u + w with u∈U, w∈Wu\in U,\ w\in W, and find the first coordinate of ww.