This means we want to find scalars \( a, b, c \) such that:
\[
x = a(1, -3, 2) + b(4, -3, 5) + c(5, -4, 4)
\]
This can be rewritten as:
\[
(-6, 5, -3) = (a + 4b + 5c, -3a - 3b - 4c, 2a + 5b + 4c)
\]
This gives us a system of equations:
1. \( a + 4b + 5c = -6
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