It is given that X1, X2, … XM are M non-zero, orthogonal vectors. The dimension of the vector space spanned by the 2M vectors X1, X2 … XM, -X1, -X2 … -XM is A. 2M B. M + 1 C. M D. dependent on the choice of X1, X2, … XM

2M
M + 1
M
dependent on the choice of X1, X2, ... XM

The correct answer is $\boxed{\text{A}}$.

A vector space is a set of vectors that can be added together and multiplied by scalars. The dimension of a vector space is the number of vectors that are linearly independent.

Two vectors are linearly independent if they cannot be written as a linear combination of each other.

Orthogonal vectors are vectors that are perpendicular to each other.

The vectors $X_1, X_2, … X_M$ are non-zero, orthogonal vectors. This means that they are all linearly independent and they are all perpendicular to each other.

The vectors $-X_1, -X_2, … -X_M$ are also non-zero, orthogonal vectors. This means that they are all linearly independent and they are all perpendicular to the vectors $X_1, X_2, … X_M$.

The vector space spanned by the 2M vectors $X_1, X_2, … X_M, -X_1, -X_2, … -X_M$ is the set of all vectors that can be written as a linear combination of the vectors $X_1, X_2, … X_M, -X_1, -X_2, … -X_M$.

The vectors $X_1, X_2, … X_M$ are linearly independent, so they can be used to span a vector space of dimension $M$.

The vectors $-X_1, -X_2, … -X_M$ are also linearly independent, so they can be used to span a vector space of dimension $M$.

The vector space spanned by the 2M vectors $X_1, X_2, … X_M, -X_1, -X_2, … -X_M$ is the union of the vector space spanned by the vectors $X_1, X_2, … X_M$ and the vector space spanned by the vectors $-X_1, -X_2, … -X_M$.

The union of two vector spaces of dimension $M$ is a vector space of dimension $M+M=2M$.

Therefore, the dimension of the vector space spanned by the 2M vectors $X_1, X_2, … X_M, -X_1, -X_2, … -X_M$ is $\boxed{2M}$.

Option B is incorrect because the dimension of the vector space spanned by the 2M vectors $X_1, X_2, … X_M, -X_1, -X_2, … -X_M$ is not $M+1$. The dimension of the vector space spanned by the 2M vectors $X_1, X_2, … X_M, -X_1, -X_2, … -X_M$ is $2M$.

Option C is incorrect because the dimension of the vector space spanned by the 2M vectors $X_1, X_2, … X_M, -X_1, -X_2, … -X_M$ is not $M$. The dimension of the vector space spanned by the 2M vectors $X_1, X_2, … X_M, -X_1, -X_2, … -X_M$ is $2M$.

Option D is incorrect because the dimension of the vector space spanned by the 2M vectors $X_1, X_2, … X_M, -X_1, -X_2, … -X_M$ is not dependent on the choice of $X_1, X_2, … X_M$. The dimension of the vector space spanned by the 2M vectors $X_1, X_2, … X_M, -X_1, -X_2, … -X_M$ is always $2M$.