Let Z denote the set of all integers with addition defined in the usual way, and define scalar multiplication, denoted o, by:
alpha o k = [[alpha]].k for all k in Z
where [[alpha]] denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to alpha, for example,
2.25 o 4 = [[2.25]].4 =2..4 = 8
show that Z, together with these operations, is not a vector space. Which axioms fail to hold?
alpha o k = [[alpha]].k for all k in Z
where [[alpha]] denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to alpha, for example,
2.25 o 4 = [[2.25]].4 =2..4 = 8
show that Z, together with these operations, is not a vector space. Which axioms fail to hold?
