Elementary Linear Algebra 7th Edition

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ISBN 10: 1-13311-087-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-13311-087-3

Chapter 4 - Vector Spaces - 4.4 Spanning Sets and Linear Independence - 4.4 Exercises - Page 178: 23

Answer

$S$ does not span $R^3$.

Work Step by Step

Since $R^3$ has the dimension $3$ and $S$ has only two vectors, then $S$ does not span $R^3$. $S$ spans only two-dimensional subspace of $R^3$. Moreover, this subspace is a plane contains the vectors of $S$.
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