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Row Reduction & Rank · Challenge problem

A 2×42 \times 4 matrix RR is in reduced row echelon form with pivots in columns 1 and 2, and the solution set of Rx=0R\mathbf x = \mathbf 0 is spanned by (1,−1,1,0)(1, -1, 1, 0) and (2,0,−1,1)(2, 0, -1, 1). What is the entry of RR in row 1, column 4?