24、已知alpha_(1),alpha_(2),bar(L),alpha_(n)线性无关则()A. alpha_(1)+alpha_(2),alpha_(2)+alpha_(3),bar(L),alpha_(n-1)+alpha_(n)必线性无关B. 若n为奇数,则必有alpha_(1)+alpha_(2),alpha_(2)+alpha_(3),bar(L),alpha_(n-1)+alpha_(n),alpha_(n)+alpha_(1)线性无关C. 若n为偶数,则alpha_(1)+alpha_(2),alpha_(2)+alpha_(3),bar(L),alpha_(n-1)+alpha_(n),alpha_(n)+alpha_(1)线性无关D. 以上都不对
A. $\alpha_{1}+\alpha_{2},\alpha_{2}+\alpha_{3},\bar{L},\alpha_{n-1}+\alpha_{n}$必线性无关
B. 若n为奇数,则必有$\alpha_{1}+\alpha_{2},\alpha_{2}+\alpha_{3},\bar{L},\alpha_{n-1}+\alpha_{n},\alpha_{n}+\alpha_{1}$线性无关
C. 若n为偶数,则$\alpha_{1}+\alpha_{2},\alpha_{2}+\alpha_{3},\bar{L},\alpha_{n-1}+\alpha_{n},\alpha_{n}+\alpha_{1}$线性无关
D. 以上都不对
题目解答
答案
解析
本题考查向量组线性相关性的知识。解题的关键思路是根据向量组线性无关的定义,设出线性组合等于零的等式,然后通过已知条件判断系数是否全为零来确定向量组的线性相关性。
选项A
设存在一组数$k_1,k_2,\cdots,k_{n - 1}$,使得$k_1(\alpha_1+\alpha_2)+k_2(\alpha_2+\alpha_3)+\cdots +k_{n - 1}(\alpha_{n - 1}+\alpha_n)=0$。
将上式展开可得:$k_1\alpha_1+(k_1 + k_2)\alpha_2+(k_2 + k_3)\alpha_3+\cdots+(k_{n - 2}+k_{n - 1})\alpha_{n - 1}+k_{n - 1}\alpha_n = 0$。
因为$\alpha_1,\alpha_2,\cdots,\alpha_n$线性无关,所以由线性无关的定义可知:
$\begin{cases}k_1 = 0\\k_1 + k_2 = 0\\k_2 + k_3 = 0\\\cdots\\k_{n - 2}+k_{n - 1}=0\\k_{n - 1}=0\end{cases}$
由$k_1 = 0$,代入$k_1 + k_2 = 0$可得$k_2 = 0$;再将$k_2 = 0$代入$k_2 + k_3 = 0$可得$k_3 = 0$;以此类推,可逐步得出$k_1 = k_2=\cdots=k_{n - 1}=0$。
所以$\alpha_1+\alpha_2,\alpha_2+\alpha_3,\cdots,\alpha_{n - 1}+\alpha_n$线性无关,选项A正确。
选项B和C
设存在一组数$k_1,k_2,\cdots,k_n$,使得$k_1(\alpha_1+\alpha_2)+k_2(\alpha_2+\alpha_3)+\cdots +k_n(\alpha_n+\alpha_1)=0$。
将上式展开可得:$(k_1 + k_n)\alpha_1+(k_1 + k_2)\alpha_2+(k_2 + k_3)\alpha_3+\cdots+(k_{n - 1}+k_n)\alpha_n = 0$。
因为$\alpha_1,\alpha_2,\cdots,\alpha_n$线性无关,所以有:
$\begin{cases}k_1 + k_n = 0\\k_1 + k_2 = 0\\k_2 + k_3 = 0\\\cdots\\k_{n - 1}+k_n=0\end{cases}$
当$n$为偶数时,取$k_1 = 1,k_2=-1,k_3 = 1,k_4=-1,\cdots,k_{n - 1}=1,k_n=-1$,满足上述方程组,此时$k_1,k_2,\cdots,k_n$不全为零,所以$\alpha_1+\alpha_2,\alpha_2+\alpha_3,\cdots,\alpha_n+\alpha_1$线性相关,选项C错误。
当$n$为奇数时,由上述方程组可推出$k_1 = k_2=\cdots=k_n=0$,所以$\alpha_1+\alpha_2,\alpha_2+\alpha_3,\cdots,\alpha_n+\alpha_1$线性无关,选项B正确。
但题目要求选择一个正确选项,由于选项A已经正确,所以综合考虑本题应选A。