Let {u1, ... , uk} be a basis for U and {v1, ... , vp} a basis for V. Now consider the intersection U\capV. If U\capV = {0}, what can you say about the linear depence of the set {u1, ... , uk, v1, ... , vp}? How about the situation U\capV \neq {0}?
If T: V -> W is a bijective map, then what...