If a subspace M is closed and dense in an inner product space V, does V = M?

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The question said, if M is closed and dense in V, what conclusions can be drawn about M and V? I am assuming that these sets must be equal just by intuition and trying to visualize it. This is because every sequence is convergent to some point still in M, yet every $m\in M$ is within a neighborhood of any $v \in V$. So, to me, it seems clear that they must be equal. Are there any counterexamples to this, though?

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If $M$ is dense, $\overline{M}=V$, if $M$ is close then $M=\overline{M}$, for transitivity $M=V$