Determine whether the following vectors are linearly independent in P_{3}:

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2021-12-11

Determine whether the following vectors are linearly independent in P3:x+2,x+1,x21

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Annie Gonzalez

Annie Gonzalez

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Consider the vector x+1,x+2,x21  P3.
Take c1,c2,c3R such that c1(x+1)+c2(x+2)+c3(x21)=0. Then we have that c1x+c1+c2x+2c2+c3x2c3=(c1+2c2c3)+(c1+c2)x+c3x2=0+0x+0x2.
Which gives us that c1+2c2c3=0,c1+c2 and c3=0.
Since c1+2c2c3=0 and c3=0 we have that c1+2c2=0.
Since c1+2c2=0 and c1+c2=0 we have that (c1+2c2)(c1+c2)=00 and then c2=0.
Since c1+c2=0 and c2=0 we have that c1=0.
Hence c1=c2=c3=0 and then x+1, x+2 and x21 are linearly independent.
Result:
x+1, x+2 and x21 are linearly independent.

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