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= Solution

A traceless <skew-Hermitian matrix> has the unique form
$$
A=\begin{pmatrix}ix&y+iz\\-y+iz&-ix\end{pmatrix},\qquad x,y,z\in\mathbb R.
$$
This real-linear parametrization is bijective, proving \b[$\boxed{V\cong\mathbb R^3}$] as <real vector spaces>. It is not a <complex vector space>: multiplication by $i$ generally turns a <skew-Hermitian matrix> into a Hermitian one.

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