Answer
$S$ is a basis for $R^3$.
$$u=(8,3,8)=2(4,3,2)-(0,3,2)+3(0,0,2).$$
Work Step by Step
The set $S=\{(4,3,2),(0,3,2),(0,0,2)\}$ is a linearly independent set of vectors. Indeed,
assume that
$$a(4,3,2)+b(0,3,2)+c(0,0,2)=(0,0,0), \quad a,b,c\in R.$$
Then, we have the following system of equations
\begin{align*}
4a&=0\\
3a+3b&=0\\
2a+2b+2c&=0.
\end{align*}
Solving the above equations, we find that $a=0,b=0,c=0$ and hence $S$ is linearly independent set of vectors. Now, since $R^3$ is vector space of dimension $3$, then by Theorem 4.12, $S$ is a basis for $R^3$.
To write $u=(8,3,8)$ as a linear combination of the vectors in $S$, suppose that
$$a(4,3,2)+b(0,3,2)+c(0,0,2)=(8,3,8)$$
Then, we have the following system of equations
\begin{align*}
4a&=8\\
3a+3b&=3\\
2a+2b+2c&=8.
\end{align*}
Solving the above equations, we find that $a=2,b=-1,c=3$. Hence
$$u=(8,3,8)=2(4,3,2)-(0,3,2)+3(0,0,2).$$