Elementary Linear Algebra 7th Edition

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ISBN 10: 1-13311-087-8
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Chapter 4 - Vector Spaces - 4.3 Subspaces of Vector Spaces - 4.3 Exercises - Page 167: 36

Answer

is not a vector subspace.

Work Step by Step

The set of all $n\times n$ matrices whose trace is nonzero is not a vector subspace. It does not contain the zero vector.
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