Let $u=(1,0)$ and $v=(1,1)$. Then $2u+3v=(5,3)$. Conversely, $(a,b)=(a-b)u+bv$, so these vectors span $\mathbb R^2$. The coefficients are unique because $u,v$ are independent.
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