Collections of matrices can form vector spaces and subspaces with well-defined bases and dimensions, and the dimension formula dim(S) + dim(U) = dim(S ∩ U) + dim(S + U) governs how subspaces relate.
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Spaces of matrices and their dimensions
Write the nine standard basis matrices giving , then count the free entries to get for symmetric, for upper triangular and for diagonal.
Union versus sum of two subspaces
Record that fails closure under addition while the sum is a subspace, and verify for the symmetric and upper triangular matrices.
The formula
State the formula for any two subspaces, identify as the diagonal matrices, and check the arithmetic on this example.