Linear Algebra: A Modern Introduction

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Chapter 3 - Matrices - 3.5 Subspaces, Basis, Dimension, and Rank - Exercises 3.5 - Page 209: 7

Answer

$S$ is not a subspace.

Work Step by Step

If $x=y=z=0$, then $x-y+z\neq 1$ and hence $S$ does not contain the zero vector and hence $S$ is not a subspace.
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