2.74 (a), §2 Solution

We need c₁, c₂, and c₃ so that

In matrix form:

Forward elimination:

Back substitution:

From (3'), ; from (2), c₂=-5; from (1), .

We also see that u₁, u₂, and u₃ are independent and a basis.

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