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Vector Spaces & Bases · Hard problem

AA and BB are 5×55\times 5 real matrices with rank⁡A=3\operatorname{rank}A = 3 and rank⁡B=4\operatorname{rank}B = 4. What is the LARGEST possible value of rank⁡(A+B)\operatorname{rank}(A+B)?