Differential Equations and Linear Algebra (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32196-467-5
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Chapter 4 - Vector Spaces - 4.6 Bases and Dimension - Problems - Page 309: 26

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Assume that $p_0(x)=1$ $p_1(x)=x$ $p_2(x)=x^2$ $p_3(x)=x^3$ Let's take: $W[p_0,p_1,p_2,p_3](x)=\begin{vmatrix} 1 & x &x^2 & x^3\\ 0 & 1 & 2x & 3x^2 \\ 0 & 0 & 2 & 6x \\ 0 & 0 & 0 & 6 \end{vmatrix}=12$ Since $W[p_0,p_1,p_2,p_3](x)\ne0$ the set of vectors is linearly independent on any interval. We can see any $p_x=a_0+a_1x+a_2x^2+a_3x^3$ in $P^3$ is a linear combination of $p_0,p_1,p_2,p_3$ which means $\{ p_0,p_1, p_2, p_3\}$ is a spanning set for $P_3$ Thus, $ \{ p_0,p_1,p_2,p_3 \}$ is a basis for $P_3$ and $dimP_3 =4$
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