Let $ V $ be a vector space over $ \Bbb F $, and suppose U and W are vector subspaces of V. Suppose $ V/U \cong W $and $V/W \cong U$ . Show that $ V = U \oplus W $.
Proof direct sum from isomorphism
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0https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splitting_lemma – 2017-02-26
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It is false in general: take a vector space of even dimension $2n$. Then for any two subspaces $U, W$ of dimension $n$, there will be isomorphisms $V/U\simeq W $, $V/W\simeq U$, yet we can choose $U,W$ such that $\;U\cap W\neq\{0\}$