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<exercise xmlns="https://spatext.clontz.org" version="0.0">
<statement>
<p>Consider the following statement.</p>
<ul><li> The set of vectors <m>{{vecset}}</m>
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spans
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does not span
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<m>\mathbb{R}^4</m>.
</li></ul>
<ol>
<li> Write an equivalent statement using a vector equation.</li>
<li> Explain why your statement is true or false.</li>
</ol>
</statement>
<answer>
<p><me>\operatorname{RREF}{{matrix}}={{rref}}</me></p>
<ol>
<li>
The vector equation <m>{{vecComb}}=\vec{v}</m>
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has a solution for every
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{{^prompt}}
is inconsistent for some
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vector <m>\vec{v}</m> in <m>\mathbb{R}^4</m>.
</li>
<li>
The set of vectors <m>{{vecset}}</m>
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spans
{{/prompt}}
{{^prompt}}
does not span
{{/prompt}}
<m>\mathbb{R}^4</m>.
</li>
</ol>
</answer>
</exercise>