Let A={(x,y,z)∈R3ㅣx−y+z=0}
(a) Let us show that A is a vector space. For this it is sufficient to show that A is a subspace of the vector space R3. Let (x1,y1,z1),(x2,y2,z2)∈A, α∈R. Then x1−y1+z1=0 and x2−y2+z2=0. Since (x1+x2)−(y1+y2)+(z1+z2)=(x1−y1+z1)+(x2−y2+z2)=0+0=0 and αx1−αy1+αz1=α(x1−y1+z1)=α⋅0=0, we conclude that (x1,y1,z1)+(x2,y2,z2)=(x1+x2,y1+y2,z1+z2)∈A and α(x1,y1,z1)=(αx1,αy1,αz1)∈A. Therefore, A is a vector space.
(b) Let us give the dimensions and basis of A. Since A={(x,y,z)∈R3ㅣx−y+z=0}={(x,x+z,z)∈R3ㅣx,z∈R}={(x,x,0)+(0,z,z)∈R3ㅣx,z∈R}={x(1,1,0)+z(0,1,1)∈R3ㅣx,z∈R},
we conclude that the lenearly independent vectors (1,1,0) and (0,1,1) form a basis of A. Consequently, the dimension of A is equal to 2.
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