Determine what $\dim(X)$ is.

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How would I determine the dimension of the following subspace?

$$X=\left\{\ \begin {pmatrix} -ix\\ 3x \\ i^2x \end{pmatrix} \in \mathbb{C^3} \ \biggm| x \in \mathbb {C} \right\}\subseteq\mathbb{C}^3$$

I'm unsure as to how to start my solution so any hints would be great!

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$$ \begin {pmatrix} -ix\\ 3x \\ i^2x \end{pmatrix} = x \begin {pmatrix} -i \\ 3 \\ i^2 \end{pmatrix} $$ There's only one "free" variable.