Determine intersection dimension of two 4D subspaces

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Determine every possible dimension of the intersection of two 4-dimensional subspaces of a 7-dimensional real vector space, and identify which of 0, 1, 2 or 3 cannot occur. Prove the impossible case and give explicit subspaces for an attainable value.

Determine intersection dimension of two 4D subspaces

Company: Capital One

Role: Data Scientist

Category: Statistics & Math

Difficulty: medium

Interview Round: Technical Screen

Overview: Determine every possible dimension of the intersection of two 4-dimensional subspaces of a 7-dimensional real vector space, and identify which of 0, 1, 2 or 3 cannot occur. Prove the impossible case and give explicit subspaces for an attainable value.

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Oct 13, 2025
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