Euclidean Space is a Real Vector Space
propositionLinear AlgebraMultivariable Calculusprop:rn-real-vector-space-2026aLet be a natural number. Let denote the real numbers, which form in particular a field, with additive identity , multiplicative identity , and additive inverse of an element ; for write for .
Then Euclidean space , equipped with the sum of points as its addition and the scalar multiple as its scalar multiplication, is a real vector space.
Moreover, let and be points of . Then the following hold.
1. (Zero vector) The origin is a zero vector of this vector space, and it is the only one.
2. (Additive inverse) The point is the unique point of satisfying , and it equals the scalar multiple . It is denoted .
3. (Agreement with the difference) The difference of points of satisfies
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