and define the plane P.
* , and are dependent because all three are contained in the same plane.
* and are dependent because they are parallel to each other.
* , and are independent because and are independent of each other and is not a linear combination of them or, equivalently, because they do not belong to a common plane. The three vectors define a three-dimensional space.
* The vectors (null vector, whose components are equal to zero) and are dependent since .

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