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True or false: If $V$ is an invariant subspace for the $n \times n$ matrix $A$ and $W$ is an invariant subspace for the $n \times n$ matrix $B$, then $V+W$ is an invariant subspace for the matrix $A+B$.
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A subspace $V$ of $\mathbb{R}^n$ (or $\mathbb{C}^n$) is called invariant under a matrix $A$ if for every vector $v \in V$, the vector $Av$ also belongs to $V$. Similarly, $W$ is invariant under $B$ if $Bw \in W$ for every $w \in W$. Show more…
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