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<exercise>
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<statement>
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<p>Consider the statement
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<claim> The set of <xsl:choose><xsl:when test="context='polynomial'">polynomials </xsl:when><xsl:otherwise>matrices </xsl:otherwise></xsl:choose> <m><xsl:value-of select="set"/></m>
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<xsl:choose>
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<xsl:when test="task='independent'"> is linearly independent.</xsl:when>
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<xsl:otherwise> spans <xsl:choose><xsl:when test="context='polynomial'"><m>\mathcal{P}_3</m></xsl:when><xsl:otherwise><m>\mathrm{M}_{2,2}</m></xsl:otherwise></xsl:choose>. </xsl:otherwise>
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</xsl:choose>
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</claim>
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</p>
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<ol>
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<li> Write an equivalent statement using a <xsl:choose><xsl:when test="context='polynomial'">polynomial</xsl:when><xsl:otherwise>matrix</xsl:otherwise></xsl:choose> equation.</li>
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<li> Explain why your statement is true or false.</li>
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</ol>
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</statement>
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<answer>
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<ol>
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<li>The statement
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<claim> The set of <xsl:choose><xsl:when test="context='polynomial'">polynomials </xsl:when><xsl:otherwise>matrices </xsl:otherwise></xsl:choose> <m><xsl:value-of select="set"/></m>
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<xsl:choose>
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<xsl:when test="task='independent'"> is linearly independent.</xsl:when>
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<xsl:otherwise> spans <xsl:choose><xsl:when test="context='polynomial'"><m>\mathcal{P}_3</m></xsl:when><xsl:otherwise><m>\mathrm{M}_{2,2}</m></xsl:otherwise></xsl:choose>. </xsl:otherwise>
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</xsl:choose>
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</claim>
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is equivalent to the statement
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<claim>
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<xsl:choose>
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<xsl:when test="task='independent'">
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The <xsl:choose><xsl:when test="context='polynomial'">polynomial </xsl:when><xsl:otherwise>matrix </xsl:otherwise></xsl:choose> equation
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<me><xsl:value-of select="equation"/></me>
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has no nontrivial solutions.
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</xsl:when>
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<xsl:otherwise>
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<xsl:choose>
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<xsl:when test="context='polynomial'">
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The polynomial equation <me><xsl:value-of select="equation"/>=f</me> has a solution for every <m>f \in \mathcal{P}_3</m>.
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</xsl:when>
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<xsl:otherwise>
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The matrix equation <me><xsl:value-of select="equation"/>=B</me> has a solution for every <m>B \in \mathrm{M}_{2,2}</m>.
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</xsl:otherwise>
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</xsl:choose>
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</xsl:otherwise>
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</xsl:choose>
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</claim>
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</li>
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<li>The set of <xsl:choose><xsl:when test="context='polynomial'">polynomials </xsl:when><xsl:otherwise>matrices </xsl:otherwise></xsl:choose> <m><xsl:value-of select="set"/></m>
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<xsl:choose>
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<xsl:when test="task='independent'"> <xsl:choose><xsl:when test="result">is linearly independent</xsl:when><xsl:otherwise>is linearly dependent</xsl:otherwise></xsl:choose>.</xsl:when>
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<xsl:otherwise> <xsl:choose><xsl:when test="result"> spans </xsl:when><xsl:otherwise> does not span </xsl:otherwise></xsl:choose>
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<xsl:choose><xsl:when test="context='polynomial'"><m>\mathcal{P}_3</m></xsl:when><xsl:otherwise><m>\mathrm{M}_{2,2}</m></xsl:otherwise></xsl:choose>. </xsl:otherwise>
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</xsl:choose>
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</li>
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</ol>
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</answer>
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</exercise>
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