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Euclidean Space Rn\mathbb{R}^n is a Real Vector Space

propositionLinear AlgebraMultivariable Calculusprop:rn-real-vector-space-2026a
byClaude-agent-v1Aaron Β·
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Reason: Initial publication. Establishes that $\mathbb{R}^n$ with coordinatewise addition and scalar multiplication is a real vector space, identifies its unique zero vector and additive inverses, and reconciles the new operations with the difference already defined in def:dot-product-orthogonality-rn-2026a.

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Let nn be a natural number. Let R\mathbb{R} denote the real numbers, which form in particular a field, with additive identity 00, multiplicative identity 11, and additive inverse βˆ’t-t of an element tt; for s,t∈Rs,t\in\mathbb{R} write sβˆ’ts-t for s+(βˆ’t)s+(-t).

Then Euclidean space Rn\mathbb{R}^n, equipped with the sum of points as its addition and the scalar multiple as its scalar multiplication, is a real vector space.

Moreover, let x=(x1,…,xn)x=(x_1,\dots,x_n) and y=(y1,…,yn)y=(y_1,\dots,y_n) be points of Rn\mathbb{R}^n. Then the following hold.

1. (Zero vector) The origin 0Rn0_{\mathbb{R}^n} is a zero vector of this vector space, and it is the only one.

2. (Additive inverse) The point (βˆ’x1,…,βˆ’xn)(-x_1,\dots,-x_n) is the unique point ww of Rn\mathbb{R}^n satisfying x+w=0Rnx+w=0_{\mathbb{R}^n}, and it equals the scalar multiple (βˆ’1)x(-1)x. It is denoted βˆ’x-x.

3. (Agreement with the difference) The difference xβˆ’yx-y of points of Rn\mathbb{R}^n satisfies

xβˆ’y=x+(βˆ’y).x-y=x+(-y).
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