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In linear algebra, a subspace is a set of vectors that satisfies two main conditions: It must be closed under addition and scalar multiplication. This means if you take any two vectors in the subspace and add them together, or if you multiply any vector by a scalar (a number), the result is still within the subspace. For instance, given the exercise where we have subspaces of \(\mathbf{R}^{3}\), both \(U\) and \(W\) meet these criteria, thus qualifying as subspaces.
The exercise indicates \(U\) doesn't reside entirely within \(W\), which offers a clue that these two subspaces can combine to cover the entire space without overlapping, except at the zero vector. Their ability to span \(\mathbf{R}^{3}\) without redundancy is essential to forming what's known as a direct sum.

The dimension of a vector space is a measure of its 'size', indicating how many vectors are needed to form a basis for the space. You can think of it as answering the question, 'How many directions can we go from any point in this space without repeating ourselves?' In our exercise, \(\operatorname{dim} U=1\) and \(\operatorname{dim} W=2\).
Essentially, this tells us that the subspace \(U\) is a line (since it can be represented by one basis vector) and \(W\) is a plane (since it can be represented by two basis vectors). Understanding the dimensions of these subspaces is crucial for discerning how they might combine to fill up the entirety of \(\mathbf{R}^{3}\).

Linear independence is a property describing a set of vectors where no vector in the set can be written as a combination of the others. This is an essential concept in determining whether vectors can form a basis, which in turn helps us understand the span and dimension of a space.
In our exercise, to show that \(\mathbf{R}^{3} = U \oplus W\), we initially assume that the vectors a, b, and c from \(U\) and \(W\) are linearly independent. If we can't find any non-zero scalars x, y, z that make \(x \cdot a + y \cdot b + z \cdot c = 0\), that implies these vectors must indeed be linearly independent. In the case of \(U\) and \(W\), because \(U\) isn鈥檛 a subset of \(W\), they bring unique vectors to the mix that can鈥檛 be represented as combinations of each other, further backed by the condition \(U 鈭� W = \{0\}\).

Basis vectors are the 'building blocks' of a vector space, providing the minimum set of vectors necessary for constructing any vector in that space through linear combinations. These vectors are both linearly independent and span the vector space.
With a basis of one vector for \(U\) and two for \(W\), as given in the exercise, we have a total of three vectors. The fact that \(U\) and \(W\) have distinct basis vectors ensures these spaces can cobble together to form the full three-dimensional space of \(\mathbf{R}^{3}\). The exercise directs us to acknowledge that the individual dimensions of \(U\) and \(W\) sum to that of \(\mathbf{R}^{3}\), validating the concept of the basis in this scenario.

The intersection of vector spaces is the set containing all vectors that are elements of both spaces. In terms of the subspaces \(U\) and \(W\) from our exercise, we're looking at their common points.
Since \(U\) and \(W\) are stated not to be subsets of one another, the only vector they share is the zero vector, represented as \(U 鈭� W = \{0\}\). This fact is pivotal, as it implies that except for the zero vector, every other element in their direct sum is distinct. It leads us to confirm that the sum of their dimensions is exactly the dimension of \(\mathbf{R}^{3}\), which is a vital step in proving that the direct sum of \(U\) and \(W\) is indeed \(\mathbf{R}^{3}\).