Let W = {(x, y, z): y² = x + z}, Is W a subspace of R³
consists of all vectors satisfying: . Suppose that and belong to . It means that and . But, it does not mean that belongs to . I.e., it may not satisfy . For example, we can choose and . It is clear that both vectors belong to . But does not belong to , since . The latter means that one of subspace properties is not satisfied for . Therefore, it is not a subspace of .
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