[Math] Prove that a set spans the space of M2x2

linear algebra

I want to prove the next set spans the space M2x2:
$$S=\begin{bmatrix}1 & 1\\1 & 1\end{bmatrix},\begin{bmatrix}1 & 0\\-1 & 1\end{bmatrix},\begin{bmatrix}1 & 1\\2 & 1\end{bmatrix}$$
So:
$$C1\begin{bmatrix}1 & 1\\1 & 1\end{bmatrix}+C2\begin{bmatrix}1 & 0\\-1 & 1\end{bmatrix}+ C3\begin{bmatrix}1 & 1\\2 & 1\end{bmatrix}=\begin{bmatrix}a & b\\c & d\end{bmatrix}$$
The equations to solve this problem give me:
$$\begin{bmatrix}c1+c2+c3 & c1+c3\\c1-c2+2c3 & c1+c2+c3\end{bmatrix},$$

I'm stuck in this point because I don't know how to express that this set doesn't span the M2x2 space since Column 1 row 1 and Column 2 row 2 are exactly the same value hence I can't form all M2x2 space. What's the formal way I can prove my reasoning.

Best Answer

So you got $$c_1+c_2+c_3=a\\ c_1+c_3=b\\c_1-c_2+2c_3=c \\ c_1+c_2+c_3=d$$ The next step is to show $c_1,c_2,c_3,c_4$ in terms of $a,b,c,d$
You can use elementary row operations to do this.
If there is always a solution, then the set span the space; if there is a choice of $a,b,c,d$ for which the system is inconsistent, then the vectors do not span the space.