Let $u$ and $v$ be two vectors in a plane. Then any vector $w$ in the plane can be written as $w = au + bv$ for some scalars $a$ and $b$ if and only if

  • A
    None of $u$ and $v$ is a scalar multiple of the other
  • B
    None of $|u|$ and $|v|$ is a scalar multiple of the other
  • C
    $u$ and $v$ have different directions
  • D
    $u$ and $v$ are perpendicular to each other

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