Prove that the following statements for a code \mathcal{C} are equivalent.
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\mathcal{C} has minimum distance at least 2 t+1.
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\mathcal{C} can be used to correct t symbol errors.
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\mathcal{C} can be used to correct 2 t symbol erasures.
Prove that the following statements for a code \mathcal{C} are equivalent.
\mathcal{C} has minimum distance at least 2 t+1.
\mathcal{C} can be used to correct t symbol errors.
\mathcal{C} can be used to correct 2 t symbol erasures.