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Linear Transformations · Superchallenge problem

Let T:R4→R4T:\mathbb{R}^4\to\mathbb{R}^4 be T(x1,x2,x3,x4)=(x1+x2, x2, 2x3+x4, 2x4)T(x_1, x_2, x_3, x_4) = (x_1 + x_2,\ x_2,\ 2x_3 + x_4,\ 2x_4). How many subspaces WW of R4\mathbb{R}^4 (counting {0}\{\mathbf 0\} and R4\mathbb{R}^4) are invariant under TT, i.e. satisfy T(W)⊆WT(W)\subseteq W?