Consider P4 be a set of all the point on a plane through the origin in R4. The general equation of a plane through the origin in R4 is as follow: aw + bx + cy + dz = 0, where a, b, c, and d are fixed constant and at least one is not zero. Show that P4 with the standard addition and scalar multiplication is a vector space.

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Consider P4 be a set of all the point on a plane through the origin in R4. The general equation of a
plane through the origin in R4 is as follow:
aw + bx + cy + dz = 0,
where a, b, c, and d are fixed constant and at least one is not zero. Show that P4 with the standard
addition and scalar multiplication is a vector space.

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