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GATE 2024 MA – Question 49

Functional Analysis · Bounded Linear Operators and Duality · 2 marks · Multiple select

X=ℝ² with norm |x|+|y|. On S={(x,0)}, f(x,0)=2x. A Hahn–Banach extension F agrees with f and preserves its norm. Which statements hold?

  1. F=2x+3y is such an extension.
  2. F=2x+y is such an extension.
  3. There are infinitely many such extensions.
  4. There are exactly two such extensions.

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Correct answer: (B) F=2x+y is such an extension.; (C) There are infinitely many such extensions.

Explanation

Every linear extension is 2x+cy. Its norm on ℓ¹² is max(2,|c|), while ‖f‖=2. Thus exactly coefficients c∈[−2,2] preserve the norm: infinitely many, including c=1 but not c=3. **B,C**.

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